![]() Santos Dumont in 1902 | |
Date | January 28 – February 14, 1902 |
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Location | Monaco |
Type | Aeronautical experiments |
Patron(s) | Albert I |
Organised by | Alberto Santos Dumont |
Outcome | Accident in February 14, 1902 |
Airship: No. 6 |
In 1902, after winning the Deutsch prize the previous year, Brazilian inventor Alberto Santos Dumont left for Monaco to conduct a series of experiments with his airship, which were described as having the sole purpose of gathering information for the inventor.[1]
Between January 28 and February 14, 1902 Santos Dumont made 5 flights, with the last one ending in an accident in the Bay of Monaco.