Like its predecessor, it was a tractor-configuration monoplane with a partially covered box-girder fuselage built from ash with wire cross-bracing. The principal difference was the use of wing …

The Bleriot monoplane was an important early aircraft because of its inventor's notable exploits and the aircraft's role in early training and reconnaissance. It first achieved fame in 1909 when …

Blériot XI, monoplane built and first flown by the French aviation pioneer Louis Blériot in 1909. Blériot took to the air with his model number XI for the first time at Issy-les-Moulineaux (near …

Blériot achieved immortality in the Type XI on July 25, 1909, when he made the first airplane crossing of the English Channel, covering the 40 km (25 mi) between Calais and Dover in 36 …

The Blériot XI Monoplane, first flown on January 23, 1909, was used by Louis Blériot to make the first flight on July 25, 1909, across the English Channel by an airplane. It was produced in both …

Designed by Louis Blériot and Raymond Saulnier (of Morane-Saulnier), the Blériot XI was a light and sleek monoplane constructed of oak and poplar. The flying surfaces were covered with …

His first monoplane was the canard (tail-first) Blériot V, which flew briefly before it crashed. The same year, he built the tandem-wing Blériot VI Libellule (Dragonfly), which made several short …

Designed and built by French aviation pioneer Louis Blériot in 1909, the Blériot XI was a single-engine monoplane with a wooden frame covered in fabric. The aircraft had a wingspan of 7.8 …

The Blériot XI, designed by Raymond Saulnier, was a distinctive design for its day, being a monoplane (single wing) as opposed to the more common biplane (two wings). With the …

Tractor monoplane with one 50-horsepower Gnome seven-cylinder rotary engine. Wing warping lateral control. Castering landing gear. Natural finish overall with black markings.