Comments on: Who flew before the Wright Brothers?

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:48:00 +0000

What a shit article! So to say that you americans have created everything? That asshole is going to believe this illusion? Oh, waiting, all who think the U.S. is better than the rest of the world!!!!!!! I forgot that Americans are megalomaniacs who are faithful and believe in everything the pioneers when the truth is quite another. But anyway. Just wanted to remind them that Santos Dumont – who sadly was not quoted for this stupid article – also dared to build a plane that had a sign that his actions recognized by a crowd of people in Paris during his presentation while the Wright brothers were all hidden in a stinky basement without even knowing anyone. But it is clear that the Americans, ecom its pride, will disagree and say that the Wright brothers were the pioneers because they are the best and bla, bla, bla. Have you seen that article exalts more Americans than others who are not U.S. citizens and who also invented the airplane? Sad.

By: minas

minas — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:22:24 +0000

this is Crazy. none of the media above mention about the men who everyone tried to emulate.
Already brazil has given so much to the United States. You have given us artists like Candido Portinari, whose murals hang in our library of Congress in Washington, innovative writers like Jorge Amado, and explorers from Santos Dumont,Father of the aviation, to the Brazilian Austronaut who will soon come to NASA to for the International space station. You have given us athletes from magnificent Pele to the world cup champions who made Los Angeles feel like Rio for a day
Remarks By ex President Clinton in Brasilia in 1997.

By: Nagia Ortiz

Nagia Ortiz — Wed, 07 May 2008 18:54:29 +0000

It really doesn’t matter who was the first, the fact is that in Brazil we still think that Santos-Dumont is the father of Aviation… and I would like another people to know that.
Actually in 2005 I had the great opportunity to visit the Ford Museum and I think it is a great place to go… many old cars, planes and electronics… just great!!!
I wish American people would/should explore more of what they DO have.

By: Vince Rollen

Vince Rollen — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:41:28 +0000

maureen, no the arcticle is correct they rebuilt the aircraft and tested the design to test possibilities….

this arcticle is garbage.. USA is best

By: a fan of traian vuia

a fan of traian vuia — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 03:46:14 +0000

yeah i think you should add a section for Traian Vuia..

By: Walt Landmesser

Walt Landmesser — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:42:24 +0000

Does it really matter who was the first? American obsession with getting over mountains the easy way would have brought us to exactly the same spot we are today. I am just happy to know that aircraft were first used as mail carriers instead of bomb carriers.

By: Miss Cellania

Miss Cellania — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 19:22:12 +0000

Maureen, no, this was an investigation in 1997 as to whether the plane Whitehead designed 100 years earlier could have been flightworthy. But I AM prone to such typos occasionally!

By: Moroni

Moroni — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 19:21:47 +0000

The problem with the argument is that the definition of “flight” is a broad topic so there’s a lot of different ways we can interpret it.

I think Sid Morrison and Jenson both have good points though, the Wright brothers did research and come up with a wing design that’s still used today AND the bothers did keep very good documentation of their achievements.

By: Maureen

Maureen — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 19:10:47 +0000

From your article, “A reproduction of the airplane Whitehead used in the 1901 flight (known as Number 21) was built and successfully flight tested in 1997, pointing to the possibility that he could have flown earlier than the Wright Brothers.”

Did you mean 1897?

By: Barry

Barry — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:27:53 +0000

This just goes to show that Most of what we have learned in American History is a crock. I myself had to explain to the Smithsonian just after the movie “TOP GUN” came out that the planes they had displayed in the TOP GUN display, F-15, F-16 Etc, were Air Force Jets not Navy Jets and that TOP GUN was a Navy School. within 15 minutes they were changing their display