Antique Aero Inc.
FLYING THE BLERIOT XI
Bleriot XI Replica with a 60 HP Velie engine.
The aircraft flies very well. The wing warping is very easy to control. The trailing edge
of the wing at tip moves about three inches up and down from neutral for roll control.
Pitch control is positive and predictable. I have flown the aircraft as fast as 50
MPH and
have found that it stalls somewhere below 30 MPH. I have had the Bleriot up to an altitude
of 800 feet while on an air to air photo flight, and have flown the aircraft in crosswinds
up to 2 MPH at 90 degrees.
My total time to date in the Bleriot is over eight hours air time, with no problems in flight.
It is a joy to fly the 1909 Bleriot XI.
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