Images Dated 22nd November 2004

Alberto Santos-Dumont, Brazilian pilot

Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873-1932), Brazilian aviation pioneer, sitting in Demoiselle, his famed light aircraft. The son of a rich plantation owner, Santos-Dumont became interested in flight while studying engineering in Paris, France. After piloting balloons, he built his first powered airship in 1898. His airship flight exploits caught the public imagination. In October 1901, Santos-Dumont received a prize for being the first person to fly around the Eiffel Tower. He built an aeroplane in 1906, the 14 bis and made the first sustained free flight in Europe on 23 October 1906 in Bagatelle Park, Paris, France

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Orville Wright, US aviation pioneer

Orville Wright (1871-1948), American aviation pioneer. Orville and his brother Wilbur ran a small bicycle factory in Dayton, Ohio. They became interested in flight and were inspired by the German glider, Otto Lilienthal. The Wrights began their own experiments, using basic wind tunnels to study aerofoil shapes and designed wing warping as a means of control, emulating the way birds control their flight. They even designed and built their own light-weight engine. On 17 December 1903 at 10.23 am, their powered aircraft, the Wright Flyer, made its first flight with Orville at the controls. The era of aviation was born

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Yellow-shouldered Amazon PARROT

CLA-691
Yellow-shouldered Amazon PARROT
Coastal Venezuela, South America
Barbadensis bardadensis
Mary Clay
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