In the years that followed, Santos - Dumont was saddened to see the airplane become a tool of destruction. Indeed, it is reportedly his despondency over the use of airplanes in war that led to his suicide in 1932.
माना जाता है कि युद्धों में विमानों के गलत इस्तेमाल की वज़ह से वह इतना हताश हुआ कि १९३२ में उसने आत्महत्या कर ली ।