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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 ...
- Inventor and engineer
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.
Number built. 103. The Blériot XI is a French aircraft from the pioneer era of aviation. The first example was used by Louis Blériot to make the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air aircraft, on 25 July 1909.
- Louis Blériot and Raymond Saulnier
- Civil tourer/trainer/military
- 23 January 1909
- Louis Blériot
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. From engineer to aviator.
Louis Blériot (1872–1936) was an engineer who made his reputation manufacturing automobile headlights, then used the proceeds to pay for his aviation experiments. After building 10 different models, he found success in 1909 with his classic Type XI monoplane.
15 Images. This object is on display in Early Flight at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC . First Airplane Crossing of the English Channel Louis Blériot achieved immortality when he made the first airplane crossing of the English Channel in a Blériot Type XI on July 25, 1909.
