Replica of the single Blériot XI which served with the Swiss Air Force in 1912.

The Blériot XI is the aircraft that was used by Louis Blériot on 25 July 1909 to make the first flight across the English Channel made in a heavier-than-air aircraft.

• Role: Civil tourer/trainer/military
• National origin: France
• Manufacturer: Louis Blériot
• Designer: Louis Blériot and Raymond Saulnier
• First flight: 23 January 1909

Civil Bleriot XI

Military operators

• Argentina
• Australia
• Belgium
• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Bulgaria
• Chile
• Denmark
• France
• Greece
• Guatemala
• Italy
• Japan
• Mexico
• Norway
• New Zealand
• Ottoman Empire
• Romania
• Russia
• Serbia
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• United Kingdom
• Uruguay

Specifications

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 7.62 m (25 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 7.79 m (25 ft 7 in)
• Height: 2.69 m (8 ft 10 in)
• Wing area: 14 m² (150 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 230 kg (507 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Anzani 3-cyl. Fan 25-30 hp 3-cyl. air-cooled fan style radial piston engine, 19 kW (25 hp)
• Propellers: 2-bladed Chauvière Intégrale, 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) diameter

Performance

• Maximum speed: 75.6 km/h (47 mph; 41 kn)
• Service ceiling: 1,000 m (3,281 ft)