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Louis Charles Joseph Blériot (/ ˈ b l ɛr i oʊ / BLERR-ee-oh, also US: / ˈ b l eɪ r i oʊ, ˌ b l eɪ r i ˈ oʊ, b l ɛər ˈ j oʊ / BLAY-ree-oh, - OH, blair-YOH, French: [lwi bleʁjo]; 1 July 1872 – 1 August 1936) was a French aviator, inventor, and engineer. He developed the first practical headlamp for cars and established a ...
Louis Blériot (born July 1, 1872, Cambrai, France—died Aug. 2, 1936, Paris) was a French airplane manufacturer and aviator who made the first flight of an airplane between continental Europe and Great Britain.
Jul 25, 2009 · Early in the morning of July 25th, 1909 - a hundred years ago - Louis Blériot (1872-1936) crossed the English Channel, a distance of 22 statute miles (36.6 km) from Les Barraques (near Calais) to Dover.
Jan 29, 2016 · French aviator, engineer, and inventor Louis Charles Joseph Bleriot was a true pioneer in the history of aviation.
Jul 25, 2022 · On July 25, 1909, French aviator Louis Bleriot made the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air aircraft. This week, we celebrate the 113th anniversary of this historic accomplishment.
May 18, 2018 · Blériot, Louis (1872–1936), French aviation pioneer. Trained as an engineer, he built one of the first successful monoplanes in 1907, and on 25 July 1909 he became the first to fly the English Channel (Calais to Dover), in a monoplane of his own design.
Jul 25, 2022 · On the morning of July 25, 1909, Louis Blériot landed at Northfall Meadow near Dover Castle, England. A relative unknown, Blériot had just achieved the first Channel crossing by aeroplane. The flight between Calais and Dover made Blériot an instant celebrity, captivating the public in a new world of exciting possibilities during a pioneering era
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