1909 Bleriot XI Monoplane
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Small enough to be taken apart and shipped anywhere, the Bleriot XI could be reassembled from drawings, with basic tools, in about nine hours. Louis Bleriot proved the design's worth in 1909 when he piloted an XI Monoplane on the first flight across the English Channel.
Small enough to be taken apart and shipped anywhere, the Bleriot XI could be reassembled from drawings, with basic tools, in about nine hours. Louis Bleriot proved the design's worth in 1909 when he piloted an XI Monoplane on the first flight across the English Channel.
Artifact
Airplane
Date Made
1909
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Heroes of the Sky
Object ID
36.640.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Wood (Plant material)
Cloth
Color
Black (Color)
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 97 in
Width: 344 in
Length: 343 in
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