The Invention of the Airplane
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Many in Europe dismissed the claims of the Wright brothers and simply didn't believe that they had achieved what they claimed. Alberto Santos-Dumont was wealthy via his family's coffee plantation and moved to Paris where he pursued aviation. It took less than 100 years to go from a canvas covered wooden airplane flying 120 feet to modern jumbo jets That could fly millions of people every year.
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