Santos-Dumont 14-bis Oiseau de proie
The Santos-Dumont 14-bis was an experimental canard biplane designed and built by Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont in Paris. Its box-kite wing cells, forward control surfaces, pusher propeller, and wheeled undercarriage embodied a distinct approach to powered flight. Public flights at Bagatelle in 1906 won an Aero Club of France prize and produced the first official FAI aeroplane record, making the one-off aircraft a landmark in the transition from experimentation to witnessed, measured aviation.
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Identity
- Aliases
- 14-bis14 bisOiseau de proieBird of Prey
- Family Name
- Santos-Dumont 14-bis
- Full Name
- Santos-Dumont 14-bis Oiseau de proie
- Roles
- experimentalresearchtechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Santos-Dumont 14-bis was an experimental canard biplane designed and built by Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont in Paris. Its box-kite wing cells, forward control surfaces, pusher propeller, and wheeled undercarriage embodied a distinct approach to powered flight. Public flights at Bagatelle in 1906 won an Aero Club of France prize and produced the first official FAI aeroplane record, making the one-off aircraft a landmark in the transition from experimentation to witnessed, measured aviation.
- First Flight Year
- 1,906
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 11:13:03 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 11:13:03 UTC