Like the pioneering aviator, he dreams of one day crossing the English Channel in a Blériot XI. Since his unsuccessful first attempt—documented for millions to see in "A Daring Flight ...
The Blériot XI was a small monoplane, primitive by today's standards, with a wingspan of only 23 feet, an open box-frame fuselage that exposed a pilot to the elements, and a three-cylinder ...
On this day in aviation history, January 23, 1909, the Blériot XI made its first flight ... An original licensed development of the Bleriot, a Thulin A, is also maintained in airworthy condition ...