Louis Blériot
| Louis Blériot | |
|---|---|
| Louis Charles Joseph Blériot | |
| Birthday | |
| Birthplace | Cambrai, France |
| Died | |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | |
| Known for | First heavier-than-air flight across the English Channel, first working monoplane |
Blériot, Louis
Born July 1, 1872, in Cambrai; died Aug. 1, 1936, in Paris. French engineer, airplane designer, and pilot; a pioneer in aviation.
In 1900, Blériot began to build gliders and ornithopters, and in 1906, airplanes. In 1908 he completed an airplane flight over a course of 14 km, and in 1909 he made the first flight across the English Channel. Airplanes using Blériot’s system were subsequently in wide use in French aviation.