Original sentence: Described by some scholars (mostly Brazilian) as the first "sportsman of the air".His aircraft, designated 14 Bis, was the first to fly and land without a rail, catapult, or the presence of high winds (that is, by combustion engine like today's aircraft)
Edited sentence: Described by many scholars (mostly European and Brazilian) as the first "sportsman of the air".His aircraft, designated 14 Bis, was the first to be officially documented and photographed to take off, fly and land without a rail, catapult, or the presence of high winds (that is, by combustion engine like today's aircraft)