While the Wright Brothers were gliding over Kitty Hawk, the charming Brazilian Alberto Santos-Dumont was floating over Paris in his personal flying machine called a dirigible. But he wanted to make his invention even better. By 1906, Alberto had transformed his balloon into a box with wings! But now there was competition. Another inventor challenged Alberto to see who would be the first in flight. Alberto's hard work paid off, and his airplane successfully soared into the air.