> Most aviation historians believe the Wright Brothers met the criteria to be considered the inventors of the first successful airplane before Santos-Dumont because the Wright Flyer was heavier-than-air, manned and powered, able to take off and land under its own power and controllable along three axes
Technically the Wright brothers built the worst FUNCTIONAL airplanes in the world. There were several attempts before them that were clearly airplanes but they just didn’t work.
appoplecticskeptic t1_j9l8nc6 wrote
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> Most aviation historians believe the Wright Brothers met the criteria to be considered the inventors of the first successful airplane before Santos-Dumont because the Wright Flyer was heavier-than-air, manned and powered, able to take off and land under its own power and controllable along three axes
https://www.history.com/news/history-faceoff-who-was-first-in-flight#:~:text=Most%20aviation%20historians%20believe%20the,axes%20in%20order%20to%20avoid
Also you spelled Dumont wrong.