Abstract
Sacadura Cabral was one of the two Portuguese navigators that crossed by air the South Atlantic in the beginning of the 20th century. From 1901 to 1915 Sacadura was at Mozambique and Angola where he developed geodetic and geographical missions of the greatest importance for Portuguese interest at Africa. With the Great World War requirements as a Navy Officer with 34 years old he decided to serve Portugal at the Aviation. In 1915 he went to France and obtained its pilot license. In 1916 Sacadura returned to Portugal and begun its instructor pilot career. He developed the “path corrector” which he created to compensate the drift caused by wind. In 1922 Sacadura made the First Air cross from Europe to South Atlantic. In 1923 he proposes himself to make an attempt to the First Air Circumnavigation Journey. He developed all its possible efforts to initiate this journey in March of 1924; however some delays had forced him to postpone the journey. Sacadura received important official medals and prizes, including the PhD Honoris Causa from the Universities of Lisbon and Oporto. In 1924 he died before he could carry out its Circumnavigation Air Journey.
Highlights
In 1709 Bartholomew of Gusmão presented a petition to King John V of Portugal, begging a privilege for his invention of an airship, in which he expressed the greatest confidence, a lighter-than-air airship design
The development of the Aviation in Europe, especially France, where Military Aviation was created in 1909 with the intent to cooperate with the Army, had generated some interest to Portugal, which enthusiastically led Dr Antonio José de Almeida in 1912 to defend in the Portuguese 1st Republic Parliament, the creation of Military Aviation in Portugal aimed at supporting the Army and the Navy
Sacadura Cabral revealed in this work his skills as a geographer and astronomer, and organizer and in 1910 was appointed Subdirector dos Serviços de Agrimensura de Angola (Sub Director of the Topographic Services of Angola)
Summary
In 1709 Bartholomew of Gusmão presented a petition to King John V of Portugal, begging a privilege for his invention of an airship, in which he expressed the greatest confidence, a lighter-than-air airship design. Pedro Almeida was a supporter of the military use of balloons After what he had observed, he returned to Portugal as an absolutely staunch defender of all theories of apparatus heavier than air. The immediate result was the birth of sport aviation at Portugal In this Country, the airships heavier than air counter the indifference of the majority of the population and the despite of the higher classes by adopting maneuvers for publicity rather than for any useful purpose. On January 28th 1913, Portugal was affiliated to the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale—FAI (International Aeronautical Federation) Harnessing this enthusiasm, on February 8th 1913 was named a commission of Army and Navy Officers with the purpose to study and consolidate the main bases for the organization of a Flight School with military character and to choose the area as well as the airplanes to acquire. It was inaugurated in 1916 with the designation of Escola Militar de Aviação [Military Aviation School]
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