English Channel
Blériot XI
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. The Thulin A is Licence-built in Sweden.
- Role: Civil tourer/trainer/military
- National origin: France
- Manufacturer: Louis Blériot
- Designer: Louis Blériot and Raymond Saulnier
- First flight: 23 January 1909
Military operators
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)
Blériot XI
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)