14 Bis

A short film that celebrates the 100th anniversary of the flight of the 14 Bis - which took place in Paris, 1906, one of the very first airplanes ever created, designed by aviation pioneer the Brazilian Alberto Santos Dumont. Here's Dumont's challenges and obstacles faced while developing something heavier than the air and that could actually fly with wings instead of just making another balloon, presenting his important development to the world.