Santos-Dumont number 6

Santos-Dumont No. 6
General information
TypeExperimental airship
National originFrance
ManufacturerAlberto Santos-Dumont
Number built1
History
First flight30 August 1901 (1901-08-30)
Developed fromSantos-Dumont number 5

The Santos-Dumont No. 6 was an airship designed and built by the Brazilian pioneer aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont. In 1901 it was used by him to win the Deutsch de la Meurthe prize for a flight from Parc Saint Cloud to the Eiffel Tower and back within thirty minutes.

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