Santos Dumont N
- August 15, 2014
- 135 Downloads
- 3 Likes
- Blender 2.7x
- Render: Blender Internal
- Creator: Helijah
- License: CC-BY-SA
Description:
The Santos-Dumont Demoiselle ("Damselfly") was a series of aircraft built in France by Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont. They were light-weight monoplanes with a wire-braced wing mounted above an open-framework fuselage built from bamboo. The pilot's seat was below the wing and between the main wheels of the undercarriage. The rear end of the boom carried a tailwheel and a cruciform tail. (Source Wikipedia)
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FayZee
Written August 17, 2014The instant I saw this, I thought, "Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines", the 1965 film. It says on Wikipedia that replicas of the Santos-Dumont Demoiselle were indeed made for that film. I now learn that they were mass produced around the turn of the last century for construction in only 15 days. Those must have been exciting times for those with the money to spend :-)
Lovely model. Well done.
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Helijah
Written August 18, 2014Hi FayZee
Thank :) And yes. The history of aviation is filled with anecdotes forgotten that it is always interesting to recall :)
Regards Emmanuel
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kaki
Written August 18, 2014I like the other ones you made, but NO WAY am I getting in this thing... As they say, [in short] there are no old bold pilots.
Remarkable contribution rate, you should be proud of yourself.
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Helijah
Written August 18, 2014Hi kaki,
Thank you :) I made ??this for pleasure of FlightGear's users. When I see my models in flight in FG so I'm happy :) But see my models also of interest to other 3D designers is very nice. :)
Regards Emmanuel
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Great model. :D . same goes for your other stuff too. :3