The Santos-Dumont No. 20 Demoiselle is a high-quality, photo-real 3D model of the pioneering French aircraft designed by aviation legend Alberto Santos-Dumont. First flown in 1908, the Demoiselle is considered the world's first practical ultralight aircraft and was famously offered as an open-source design to encourage the growth of aviation. This asset captures the delicate, minimalist structure of the airframe, featuring a bamboo fuselage and silk-covered wings. The model is presented in an authentic period finish, showcasing the exposed pilot seat located beneath the wing and the complex network of rigging wires that provided structural integrity to this historic monoplane.

The model is built with high-accuracy, low-poly geometry and utilizes clean, base-color shading suitable for various lighting environments. All renders are provided without post-processing.

Suitable for all major 3D software suites, including Blender, 3ds Max, Maya, and Unreal Engine. Ideal for historical aviation simulations, documentaries on the birth of flight, and high-fidelity visualizations of early 20th-century European aerospace engineering.

Features:

High-quality polygonal model, correctly scaled to represent the dimensions of the original pioneer aircraft.

Model is fully textured with all materials applied, covering the open-frame structure and specialized pilot station.

Accurate representation of the high-wing monoplane design with detailed bamboo spar textures and wire bracing.

Detailed open-cockpit area depicting the unique underslung seat, control wheel, and rudimentary flight instruments.

Realistic fixed tricycle landing gear assembly featuring thin, wire-spoke wheels characteristic of the era.

Features a detailed two-cylinder horizontally opposed engine mounted on the wing's leading edge with a large two-blade wooden-textured propeller.

Professionally designed at real-world scale with detailed exterior and pilot interface.

All textures and materials are included in the package.

Blender objects are logically named and organized for easy scene integration.

No cleanup is required—the model is ready for immediate use in your project.

File Formats:

Blender

OBJ

FBX

USD

STL

GLTF

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