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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 ...
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Louis Blériot was a French airplane manufacturer and aviator who made the first flight of an airplane between continental Europe and Great Britain. Blériot, a graduate of the École Centrale in Paris, met and married Alice Vedène while performing military service as a lieutenant of artillery.
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. There had been longer flights and further flights, but the conquest of the Channel by air was a sensation and brought Blériot instant fame.
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Jul 25, 2022 · Photo: J.Klank via Wikimedia Commons. 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.
Apr 25, 2020 · Blog. Louis Blériot and the first Channel crossing. 25 April 2020 By Vernon Creek in Access and Learning. Google +. On 25 July 1909, it was inventor, industrialist and pioneer Louis Blériot who demonstrated what the future of the aeroplane would be.
Jul 25, 2022 · Library of Congress / Wikimedia. 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 ...
May 18, 2018 · Blériot, Louis (1872–1936) French aircraft designer and aviator. In 1909 Blériot became the first man to fly an aircraft across the English Channel. The flight from Calais to Dover took 37 minutes. As a designer, he was responsible for various innovations, including a system by which the pilot could operate ailerons by remote control.
