Bleriot XI

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_operated approximately 30 minutes
300 kg
crossing the English Channel
pioneer aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_role civilian aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_type pioneer monoplane
gptkbp:aspect_ratio 7:1
gptkbp:cockpit open cockpit
gptkbp:controls wing warping
gptkbp:cultural_impact symbol of early aviation success
gptkbp:design_date 1908
gptkbp:design_feature staggered wings
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Louis_Blériot
gptkbp:engine gptkb:GNOME
gptkbp:engine_power 50 hp
gptkbp:engine_type gptkb:Gnome_Omega
gptkbp:exhibited_at museums worldwide
gptkbp:famous_event gptkb:Blériot's_flight_in_1909
gptkbp:famous_flight_date July 25, 1909
gptkbp:first_flight 1909
gptkbp:fuselage_material gptkb:wood
8.5 meters
gptkbp:historical_event first flight across the English Channel
gptkbp:historical_period early 20th century aviation
gptkbp:historical_significance pioneering aircraft design
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bleriot XI
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:civil_aviation
gptkbp:influenced_by earlier aircraft designs
gptkbp:inspiration future aircraft designs
gptkbp:landing_distance 30 km/h
gptkbp:landing_gear tailwheel
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for future aviators
gptkbp:max_speed 70 km/h
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:French
gptkbp:notable_achievement first aircraft to fly across the English Channel
gptkbp:notable_pilots gptkb:Louis_Blériot
pioneering aviator
gptkbp:number_built approximately 100
gptkbp:production_years 1909-1914
gptkbp:range 200 km
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Bleriot_XI_bis
gptkbp:tail_length 2.5 meters
gptkbp:tail_type conventional tail
fixed tailplane
gptkbp:takeoff_distance approximately 100 meters
gptkbp:type gptkb:monoplane
gptkbp:used_by military and civilian pilots
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:civil_aviation
gptkbp:weight 300 kg
gptkbp:wing_area 30 m²
gptkbp:wing_configuration high-wing monoplane
fabric-covered wood
gptkbp:wingspan 8.2 meters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Harriet_Quimby
gptkb:The_National_Air_and_Space_Museum's_Early_Flight
gptkb:Aviation_Section,_U._S._Signal_Corps
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5