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Today in aviation history: First flight of the Blériot XI

On January 23, 1909, the Blériot XI made its first flight, launching an aircraft that would soon prove its worth by crossing ...
Flying

Crossing the English Channel in a Blériot XI

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 ...
PBS

Daring Flight, A

NOVA interweaves the story of Louis Blériot's historic flight across the English Channel in 1909 with his grandson's attempt to recreate it. The program: previews Blériot's early life, including his ...
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Bleriot XI

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The Blériot Type XI was designed primarily by Raymond Saulnier, but it was a natural evolution from earlier Blériot ...
The New York Times

BLERIOT AEROPLANES TO FLY IN AMERICA; Two Will Be Brought Here Next Month to Give Exhibition Flights. SCORES SEE CURTISS FLIER Willard to Make Aerial Trips To-day at Hempstead ...

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PC Gamer

World's oldest flyable plane modded into Microsoft Flight Simulator

In the glorious Blériot XI, you can recreate the first airplane flight across the English Channel, 111 years after it happened. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A New Gallery Celebrates the Pioneers of Flight

Otto Lilienthal’s glider dominates this artist’s rendering of the Early Flight gallery, as Lilienthal did 19th century aeronautics. His data from 2,000 flights became a starting point for the Wrights.
Scientific American

First Successful Flights of Bleriot's No. 8 Monoplane

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The New York Times

WRIGHT TO ATTEMPT LONG FLIGHTS HERE; Signs a Contract with Hudson Fulton Committee for Exhibitions in His Aeroplane. MAY SAIL DOWN THE BAY Curtiss Also to be Here, and It Is ...

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Untitled [Bleriot's Monoplane in Flight]

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Watercolor of Bleriot's monoplane in ...
PBS

Daring Flight, A

Help students locate Calais, France; Dover, England; and the English Channel on a map. Trace Blériot's famous Channel crossing. Use the map's scale to determine the distance across the English Channel ...