Blériot X Explained
The
Blériot X was an unfinished early
French aeroplane by
Louis Blériot. Its design was quite unlike anything else he had built and was modelled closely on the successful aircraft of the
Wright brothers: a
pusher biplane with
elevators and
rudders carried on outriggers. After exhibiting it at the
Salon de l'Automobile et de l'Aéronautique in
Paris in December 1908, Bleriot abandoned it and returned to developing his increasingly successful
monoplane designs.
References
- Book: Taylor, Michael J. H. . Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation . 1989 . Studio Editions . London . 161 .
- Book: World Aircraft Information Files . Bright Star Publishing. London . File 890 Sheet 40 .
- Devaux, Jean and Michel Marani. "Les Douze Premiers Aéroplanes de Louis Blériot". Pegase No 54, May 1989.
- Nova: A Daring Flight
- earlyaviators.com