Santos-Dumont 14-bis aircraft

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early fixed-wing aircraft experimental aircraft pioneer airplane

The Santos-Dumont 14-bis aircraft was an early pioneering fixed-wing airplane that achieved one of the first officially recognized powered flights in Europe in 1906.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Santos-Dumont 14-bis	1
Santos-Dumont 14-bis aircraft canonical	1
developed immediately before Wright brothers' successful flights	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8816424 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Santos-Dumont 14-bis aircraft
Context triple: [Alberto Santos-Dumont, designed, Santos-Dumont 14-bis aircraft]

A. Santos-Dumont No. 6 dirigible
The Santos-Dumont No. 6 dirigible was an early 20th-century powered airship that famously won the 1901 Deutsch de la Meurthe prize by flying from Paris’s Parc Saint Cloud to the Eiffel Tower and back within the allotted time.
B. Blériot XI
The Blériot XI is an early French monoplane famous for Louis Blériot’s pioneering 1909 flight across the English Channel, marking a milestone in aviation history.
C. Deperdussin monoplane
The Deperdussin monoplane was an early 20th-century French single-wing aircraft noted for its streamlined design and use in pioneering military and sporting aviation.
D. Wright Flyer (1903)
The Wright Flyer (1903) is the pioneering powered aircraft designed and flown by the Wright brothers, recognized as achieving the first controlled, sustained heavier-than-air human flight.
E. Wright Flyer II
Wright Flyer II was the improved 1904 version of the Wright brothers’ pioneering airplane, built to achieve longer, more controlled powered flights following their original 1903 Flyer.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Santos-Dumont 14-bis aircraft
Target entity description: The Santos-Dumont 14-bis aircraft was an early pioneering fixed-wing airplane that achieved one of the first officially recognized powered flights in Europe in 1906.

A. Santos-Dumont No. 6 dirigible
The Santos-Dumont No. 6 dirigible was an early 20th-century powered airship that famously won the 1901 Deutsch de la Meurthe prize by flying from Paris’s Parc Saint Cloud to the Eiffel Tower and back within the allotted time.
B. Blériot XI
The Blériot XI is an early French monoplane famous for Louis Blériot’s pioneering 1909 flight across the English Channel, marking a milestone in aviation history.
C. Deperdussin monoplane
The Deperdussin monoplane was an early 20th-century French single-wing aircraft noted for its streamlined design and use in pioneering military and sporting aviation.
D. Wright Flyer (1903)
The Wright Flyer (1903) is the pioneering powered aircraft designed and flown by the Wright brothers, recognized as achieving the first controlled, sustained heavier-than-air human flight.
E. Wright Flyer II
Wright Flyer II was the improved 1904 version of the Wright brothers’ pioneering airplane, built to achieve longer, more controlled powered flights following their original 1903 Flyer.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	early fixed-wing aircraft ⓘ experimental aircraft ⓘ pioneer airplane ⓘ
aircraftType	biplane ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Oiseau de Proie ⓘ
category	heavier-than-air flying machine ⓘ pioneer aircraft ⓘ
configuration	canard configuration ⓘ
constructionMaterial	bamboo ⓘ fabric covering ⓘ wood ⓘ
controlSystem	movable surfaces for pitch and yaw ⓘ wing warping for roll control ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	France ⓘ
designer	Alberto Santos-Dumont ⓘ
engineType	internal combustion engine ⓘ
era	early 20th century aviation ⓘ
exhibitedAt	Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace (replica) ⓘ linked to: Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace
firstFlightDate	1906-10-23 ⓘ
firstFlightPlace	Parc de Bagatelle, Paris, France ⓘ linked to: Parc de Bagatelle
firstOfficialFlightAltitude	about 2 to 3 meters ⓘ
firstOfficialFlightDistance	60 meters ⓘ
firstOfficialFlightDuration	about 7 seconds ⓘ
flightCertification	officially observed by Aéro-Club de France ⓘ
hasUndercarriage	fixed landing gear ⓘ
historicalStatus	milestone in aviation history ⓘ
influenced	development of European aviation ⓘ
laterFlightDate	1906-11-12 ⓘ
laterFlightDistance	220 meters ⓘ
laterFlightDuration	about 21 seconds ⓘ
locationOfDemonstrations	Paris, France ⓘ linked to: Paris
notableFor	early public demonstrations of heavier-than-air flight ⓘ first officially recognized powered flight in Europe ⓘ
operatedBy	Alberto Santos-Dumont ⓘ
pilot	Alberto Santos-Dumont ⓘ
predecessor	Santos-Dumont 14 airship ⓘ
propulsion	single pusher propeller ⓘ
publicDemonstration	flights conducted before large crowds ⓘ
recognizedBy	Aéro-Club de France ⓘ Fédération Aéronautique Internationale ⓘ
recordSet	Aéro-Club de France prize for 100 m flight ⓘ Aéro-Club de France prize for first 25 m flight ⓘ
safetyFeatures	relatively low flight altitude ⓘ
structure	boxkite-like structure ⓘ
successor	Santos-Dumont 15 ⓘ
takeoffAid	wheeled undercarriage ⓘ
takeoffMethod	self-powered ground takeoff ⓘ
wingConfiguration	biplane wings with pronounced dihedral ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alberto Santos-Dumont → designed → Santos-Dumont 14-bis aircraft ⓘ

Alberto Santos-Dumont → hasWork → Santos-Dumont 14-bis ⓘ

linked to: Santos-Dumont 14-bis aircraft

Langley Aerodrome → historicalContext → developed immediately before Wright brothers' successful flights ⓘ