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The first Channel crossing by Bleriot July 25, 1909

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On 25 July 1909, the Daily Express headlined: "The UK is no longer an island."
Crossing the Channel by a different route than the sea was finally accomplished. At the scene, everyone cheered the triumphant arrival of aviator aboard his monoplane, the Bleriot XI. Upon landing, the reporter rushes Louis
"- Louis, how was the flight?
- The flight went well despite a deviation of 7 kilometers to qualify for favorable winds. I was expecting an improvement weather, on my base camp near Calais, before attempting the crossing.
- What are your feelings after such a voyage?
- For several years, studying the work of Ader or those of the Wright brothers to achieve fly through the air like birds do. This crossing of the Channel, "Channel" is for me to realize my wildest dream that I won several chess, where I always go out and miraculously unscathed.
- And I guess that's why you have been nicknamed "the king of snack!
- Indeed, I have this terrible nickname for my consumption of monoplane.
- Thanks Louis some answers to these and good flights! "

Dawn is the perfect time to Bleriot and his mechanics to make the final touches to the Bleriot XI. It is 4:35 when Louis rushed the French coast and headed towards the cliffs of England. He passed quickly the destroyer who claimed the support and rose between 80 and 100 meters. At 5:12, the Channel is overcome: in 37minutes, Louis traveled 48 km above the sea with a vehicle heavier than the air without instruments! The Bleriot XI was equipped with an engine Annihilated 25ch, lateral control was provided by warping the wings and main gear steerable wheels. This aircraft was the first aircraft engaged in military service and could land even by crosswinds. Louis managed to narrowly beat the brave Latham who, Antoinette, twice in a row, fell into the sea
Louis Blériot was born in the Pas de Calais on July 1, 1872 and died of a heart attack on August 1, 1936. before being a pilot, he was an engineer in the car and all cars were equipped with headlights Bleriot. He became fascinated with new technology, and eventually abandoned the auto industry to devote himself to aviation. His achievement opened the doors to prosperity. He settled Buc and acquired 200 hectares on the plateau. He hired drivers and devoted himself exclusively to the construction of airplanes. He made a magnet Buc life aviation. Falls succeeded but the records also. The meetings were many and attracted a large crowd. The event will be decisive for the development of aeronautics and education of the wings. Louis Bleriot is number 1. Barely twenty years later, Bleriot welcome to Paris Charles Lindberg, the first pilot who crossed the Atlantic.

This text was written by Cindy P High School Charles de Gaulle, Caen .

If you v them learn more about Bleriot consult the website of the Centrale and you will find a biography

If you want to learn about the history of aviation, particularly in Reims , Consul you the booklet "History of Reims in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries "especially p 16 and 17.

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