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Apr 17, 2024 · Louis Blériot was a French aviator and engineer who made aviation history with his pioneering flights. In 1909, he became the first person to fly across the ...
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Apr 17, 2024 · Join us on a journey through aviation history with Louis Blériot! From the first long-distance flight in 1909 to the endless impact of this achievement on th...
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Apr 22, 2024 · Starting the Anzani engine of Louis Blériot’s Type XI monoplane, 25 July 1909. (Library of Congress) 25 July 1909: At 4:41 a.m., Louis Charles Joseph Blériot took of from the hamlet of les Baraques,¹ near Sangatte, Pas-de-Calais, France, in his own Type XI single-engine monoplane, and flew across the English Channel (l a Manche) to Dover.
Apr 17, 2024 · The Blériot XI was a single-seat, single-engine monoplane, designed by Raymond Saulnier and built by Louis Charles Joseph Blériot. It was 26.24 feet (7.998 meters) long with a wingspan of 25.35 feet (7.727 meters) and overall height of 8 feet (2.438 meters). The wings had a chord of 6 feet (1.829 meters).
Apr 17, 2024 · Louis Blériot with his Type XI monoplane at mid-Channel, 25 July 1909. (Library of Congress) This was the first time an airplane had been flown across the English Channel, and brought Blériot international acclaim. He was appointed Chevalier de la légion d’honneur, by France. A London newspaper, the Daily Mail, awarded him a £1,000 prize.
Apr 23, 2024 · On July 25 1959, on the 50th anniversary of Louis Blériot's cross-channel flight, the SR.N1 hovercraft crossed the English Channel from Calais to Dover in just over two hours. One of the ...
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