Constantinople-Cairo Flight - Bleriot airplane
Summary
Bleriot XI/B, 1914 Constantinople-Cairo Flight, left to right: Sadık Bey, İsmail Hakkı Bey, Fethi Bey and Nuri Bey.
The Blériot XI is a historic aircraft designed and built in 1909 by the French aviator Louis Blériot. It is most famous for being the first aircraft to cross the English Channel on 25 July 1909. The Blériot XI was a monoplane with a wooden frame covered in fabric. It was powered by a 25 horsepower Anzani engine and had a top speed of about 47 miles per hour. The aircraft played an important role in the early development of aviation and helped pave the way for future advances in aircraft design and technology.
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Date
1914
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