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    Who built and flew the world's first powered monoplane in 1907?

    Question #73849. Asked by JC-09. (Dec 28 06 10:53 AM)


    zbeckabee

    		Louis Blériot


    http://www.flymuseum.dk/sprog/engelsk/FlyHist_uk.htm

    Dec 28 06, 11:19 AM
    skysmom65

    		Louis Blériot(born July 1, 1872, Cambrai, France-died Aug. 2, 1936, Paris) French aviator who made the first airplane flight across the English Channel between continental Europe and Great Britain. A successful manufacturer of automotive accessories, Blériot also built and tested a variety of powered aircraft. On July 25, 1909, he piloted his Blériot XI, a monoplane with a 28-horsepower engine, from Calais, France, to Dover, Eng., winning a prize of £1,000 and demonstrating the power of airplanes to overcome geographic barriers. Blériot remained a leader of the aviation industry through World War I and in the immediate postwar decade.

    http://www.answers.com/Louis%20Bl%C3%A9riot%20

    Dec 28 06, 1:27 PM

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