Blériot XI
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The Blériot XI is a French aircraft from the pioneer era of aviation. The first example was used by Louis Blériot to make the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air aircraft, on
Thulin A (licence-built Blériot XI)
Blériot XI as first built, with small "teardrop" profile fin on dorsal cabane
Lucien Chauvière, designer of the Integrale propeller for the Blériot XI
Blériot over the English Channel, 25 July 1909
Shuttleworth Collection
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The Shuttleworth Collection is a working aviation, automotive and agricultural collection located at Old Warden Aerodrome in Bedfordshire, England.
Blériot XI
…two oldest flyable aircraft anywhere on Earth, are usually only "hopped" for short distances due to their uniqueness. 14 – Bleriot XI airworthy at the Shuttleworth Collection in Old Warden, Bedfordshire. Built in 1909 and now with the British civil registration G-AANG, this is the world's oldest airworthy aircraft. It is…
The Shuttleworth Collection's Discovery Hub in December 2021, with its Southern Martlet outside.
G-EBWD, flies regularly during displays at the Shuttleworth Collection
Spitfire Vc, AR501, during extensive renovation by the Collection in September 2008.
The Shuttleworth Collection's Bristol F.2B Fighter