Blériot XI

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The airplane in which Blériot crossed the English Channel and bean his period of commercial success.

First an REP engine, then an Anzani.[1]

Another model was entered in the 1912 British military trials at Larkhill. Thirteen of this model, with Gnome enignes were subsequently ordered; some were built at the new Blériot Aeronautics company in England.[1]

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Name Blériot XI
Year constructed 1909
Creators Louis Blériot
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