Well, as plane enthusiasts, I guess everyone on this website already wondered who invented the airplane, Santos Dumont or the Wright brothers?
As a Brazilian, I grew up listening and learning that Santos Dumont did it first and that the Wright brothers did not really 'fly' or that was not a real plane and stuff like that, clearly a demonstration of Brazilian pride, patriotism and a attempt to create heroes. However, I never heard the American side and how they tell it. So what's your opinion as an American, as non-American, as plane enthusiasts in general, what's your thoughts and what do you know about it? Who did it first? Santos Dumont or Wright brothers?