Blériot XII

The Blériot XII was an early French aeroplane built by Louis Blériot a larger and more powerful development of his famous Blériot XI. The wing was relocated to the top of the fuselage in this design.

* Blériot XII Monoplane in flight 1909 * Blériot XII Monoplane in flight 1909 * Blériot XII Monoplane in flight 1909 1
(sur le Blériot XII), et bat le record du monde de vitesse sur 10 kilomètres, qu'il parcourt en 7 minutes 47 secondes.2

Made by Blériot Aéronautique.

Louis Blériot flies his Blériot XII monoplane at Issy-les-Moulineaux with two passengers, Santos-Dumont and André Fournier. This marks the first time a pilot has flown with two passengers.3
Wing Area Sqm
22
Designer
Louis Blériot
Eng 1 Type
ENV 8-cylinder
Gross Weight Lb
1100
Capacity
2
Crew
one pilot
Gross Weight Kg
500
Span M
10
Manufacturer
Blériot Aéronautique
Wing Area Sqft
237
First Flight
1909
Span In
2
Span Ft
31
Met Or Eng
met
Length Ft
27
Eng 1 Number
1
Length In
11
Length M
9
Category
Blériot aircraft
French sport aircraft 1900-1909
High wing aircraft
Propeller aircraft
Single-engine aircraft

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