Santos-Dumont No. 1 airship

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The Santos-Dumont No. 1 airship was Alberto Santos-Dumont’s pioneering experimental dirigible, one of the earliest powered lighter-than-air craft designed for controlled flight at the end of the 19th century.

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Santos-Dumont No. 1 0
Santos-Dumont No. 2 airship 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airship
dirigible
experimental aircraft
lighter-than-air craft
airshipType non-rigid airship
associatedWith development of dirigibles
history of aviation
category pioneer aviation project
controlGoal achieving steerable flight
countryOfOrigin Brazil
designer Alberto Santos-Dumont NERFINISHED
era late 19th century
flightControlType powered controlled flight
followedBy Santos-Dumont No. 2 NERFINISHED
hasInventor Alberto Santos-Dumont NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance early step toward practical dirigibles
locationOfEarlyFlights Paris NERFINISHED
notableFor being one of the earliest powered dirigibles designed for controlled flight
pioneering experiments in steerable airships
operatedIn France NERFINISHED
partOf Santos-Dumont airship series NERFINISHED
powered true
propulsionType internal combustion engine
usedFor aeronautical experimentation
development of controllable lighter-than-air craft

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Alberto Santos-Dumont hasWork Santos-Dumont No. 1 airship
Alberto Santos-Dumont hasWork Santos-Dumont No. 1 airship
this entity surface form: Santos-Dumont No. 2 airship