Blériot, Louis

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Blériot, Louis

Name: Blériot, Louis Years: 1872-1936 Nationality: French Remarks: French engineer, airplane designer, and aviator, famous for making the first crossing of the English Channel in a heavier-than-air vehicle in 1909.

[edit] Timeline

• July 1, 1872 French engineer, airplane designer, and aviator Louis Blériot is born^[1].

[edit] Sources

• Wikipedia entry for Louis Blériot

• Louis Blériot – Developer of Commercial and Military Aircraft  at U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission

• A Daring Flight  at Nova homepage of the Nova episode on Blériot's crossing of the English Channel

[edit] References

1. ↑ wikipedia:Louis_Blériot