A look at the surviving Blériots and variations thereof around the world today ...

Did you know the Blériot XI was one of the first military training aircraft? Originally a pioneering aircraft in France, it ...

"The trip was as easy as sitting at home in an armchair, and I never had any doubt of my success." —Harriet Quimby on her historic Channel flight On August 1, 1911, at age 36, Harriet Quimby ...

In 1909, during an era when short, low flights over open fields were considered major victories, French inventor Louis Blériot stunned the world by crossing the English Channel in his 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 ...