Nº 01 · Chapter 01 · Pioneers & the Golden Age
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
Blériot XI · 1965
You colored this airplane in the book – here you can find it as a model kit, model or movie. In the book on page 5.
A monoplane made of ash wood, wire and fabric. The pilot steered by twisting the wings – ailerons did not exist yet. On 25 July 1909 Louis Blériot used one to fly across the English Channel in 36.5 minutes.
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