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, …

Principally designed by Raymond Saulnier, the Blériot XI was a tractor monoplane featuring wing warping for lateral control. (Tractor propellers face forward, thereby pulling the aircraft through …

Oct 2, 2023 · Old Rhinebeck’s Blériot XI offers 35 hp and a top speed of 75 km/h (47 mph). It has a wingspan of 7.79 m (25 ft 7 in), a height of 2.69 m (8 ft 10 in), and a length of 7.62 m (25 ft 0 …

Le Blériot XI est un des premiers avions fabriqués en série, commercialisé à des centaines d'exemplaires, en quatre catégories : formation, tourisme, compétition et militaire.

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 substantial contributions.

The Blériot XI is an early single-engine single-seat touring and trainer aircraft and a multi-role military aircraft produced by the French Blériot. The Blériot XI is the first aircraft to cross to …

Jan 23, 2025 · The Blériot XI was a single-seat, single-engine monoplane, designed by Raymond Saulnier and built by Louis Charles Joseph Blériot. It was 24 feet, 11 inches (7.595 meters) …

Below, Taylor guides you through a tour of this pioneering aircraft, giving you a detailed view of its key systems and aeronautical innovations. Large, paddle-like blades set at deep angles...

Farman, Santos Dumont, and Glenn Curtiss, the Bleriot XI itself had become the world’s first practical monoplane. The Bleriot VII, providing its initial foundation, had appeared with a …

Both before the war started and into its early months, the Blériot 11 was an important plane for French aviation. Benefiting from Louis Blériot's famous flight across the English Channel in …