Dan Taylor knows the Blériot XI inside and out. As a pilot and historian at Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in Rhinebeck, New York, he helped restore an original 1909 model to flyable condition and ...

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 ...

As covered by Adam Estes’ article ‘Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Blériot XI‘, the story of the Blériot XI ...

Bleriot XI Simulation Engineers at the University of Liverpool's Flight Simulation Laboratory take their virtual Blriot XI racer for a test run. The simulation was created in 2009 to mark the ...

Six years after Wilbur Wright wowed the crowds at LeMans, Henri Salmet pilots his Blériot XI-2, The Daily Mail, along the scenic beaches of Nice in 1914. Though by that time airplanes were ...

On April 5, 1907, aviation history was made with the first flight of the Blériot V monoplane, marking the 118th anniversary of this pioneering moment. Designed by the renowned French engineer ...

Early Flight uses artifacts like the Lilienthal Glider, 1909 Wright Military Flyer, and the Blériot XI to explore how in one short decade people in America and around the world were pushing boundaries ...