|
Welcome to Bleriot.org This website is devoted to collecting and providing information on the aircraft of a remarkable man, Louis Bleriot, who changed history with his pioneering flight from France to England across the English Channel on July 25, 1909. Click the map to read several accounts of that achievement: A dedicated community of aviation history enthusiasts preserves his memory today by restoring his surviving original planes, creating functional replicas of his unique designs and sharing their fascinating experiences with others. |
|
Pascal KREMER's1909 Bleriot is flying the English Channel
(La Manche*) on July 25, 2009 www.earlyaviator.org Built by Robert BASLEE Photographed by Dave CARL |
||
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
.JPG) |
* The French name means "the Sleeve" from the resemblance of the Channel's shape to that of an old-fashioned wide sleeve.
|
|
Click on the image above to visit the Dover 2009 website!
See Bleriot Videos on YouTube! (Click on You Tube box above)
Video of a Full Scale 1909 Bleriot XI Replica on its First Flight! (Click Here)
Video of a 1909 Bleriot XI Replica which will attempt the Channel Crossing! (Click Here)
|
Jack Lenhardt's Bleriot takes to the skies
More on Jack's Bleriot at his Website: http://www.airhaven.net/Bleriot.asp
|
|
|
|
|
ROBERT BASLEE'S "Light Sport" BLERIOT project
|
|
|
Bleriot.org is featured on Time Magazine's special
website commemorating |
|
Mikael Carlson's 2nd Bleriot XI flies!
A
documentary film about Mikael Carlson and his TWO Bleriot XI
For more information on Mikael Carlson, visit his website: |
We welcome all comments and contributions to this effort. Please sign our GuestBook Map below or contact us at Comments@Bleriot.org
The Bleriot XI Monoplane-1909
HISTORY WITH WINGS
|
Roger Freeman, a Pilot and president of the
Vintage Aviation Historical Foundation, flies a replica of a 1909 |
Acknowledgements to World War I Aeroplanes Inc.
Add your comments
and location by clicking on our GuestBook Map:
|
