Blériot first ventured into aeronautical design between 1900 and 1902 when he built a series of model "ornithopters"—aircraft propelled by flapping wings—that were powered by carbon-dioxide engines.
The Blériot XI, built in 1909, was the result of several years of experiments, encouraged further by the public demonstration of the Wright Flyer. [Image courtesy of Patrick Chovanec] For this session ...
"The trip was as easy as sitting at home in an armchair, and I never had any doubt of my success." —Harriet Quimby on her historic Channel flight On August 1, 1911, at age 36, Harriet Quimby became ...
On April 5, 1907, aviation history was made with the first flight of the Blériot V monoplane, marking the 118th anniversary of this pioneering moment. Designed by the renowned French engineer, ...
AFP - A restored original of the plane in which Louis Bleriot crossed the Channel 100 years ago on Saturday successfully repeated the French aviator's historic feat. A Bleriot XI cloth-and wood ...
Click to open image viewer. The Blériot Type XI was designed primarily by Raymond Saulnier, but it was a natural evolution from earlier Blériot aircraft, and one to which Louis Blériot himself made ...
JULY 25, 1909: French pioneer aviator Louis Blériot became the first airman to cross the English Channel in an aeroplane on this day in 1909. The businessman engineer won a £1,000 prize – worth around ...
ETAMPS, France, July 13, 1909 (UP) - The greatest aeroplane flight on record was completed Tuesday by M. Bleriot, the French aeronaut, who made a straightaway flight of 28 miles in 56 minutes. The ...
It's been over 120 years since the first powered flight piloted by humans left the ground. Wilbur and Orville Wright took to the skies on December 17, 1903, near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Their ...
The mustachioed aviation enthusiast and inventor was one of three pilots to respond to a public challenge to become the first man to achieve the feat. The British newspaper magnate Lord Northcliffe ...
On this day in aviation history, 117 years ago (January 23, 1909), the first flight of the Blériot XI took place. The Blériot was an early multipurpose aircraft used for touring, training, and even in ...
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