Blériot VIII

The Blériot VIII was an early French aeroplane built by Louis Blériot significant for both its adoption of a configuration and a control system that were to set a standard for decades to come. The previous year Blériot had experimented with a tandem wing design the Blériot VI then built a similar aircraft the Blériot VII in which the rear wing was somewhat smaller than the front wing.

control format initially on Louis' Blériot VIII monoplane in April 1908, and standardizing the format on the July 1909 Channel-crossing Blériot XI.1

Made by Louis Blériot.

Wing Area Sqm
22
Wing Area Sqft
370
Production Start Year
1908
Span Ft
27
Length Ft
24
Span M
9
Number Built
1
Crew
one pilot
Met Or Eng
met
Span In
11
Production End Year
1908
Manufacturer
Louis Blériot
Produced
1908
Length In
7
Length M
8
Category
Blériot aircraft
French experimental aircraft 1900-1909
Propeller aircraft
Single-engine aircraft

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