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Louis Blériot
French aviator, inventor and engineer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Louis Charles Joseph Blériot (/ˈblɛrioʊ/ BLERR-ee-oh,[3][4] also US: /ˈbleɪrioʊ, ˌbleɪriˈoʊ, blɛərˈjoʊ/ BLAY-ree-oh, -OH, blair-YOH,[5][6][7] French: [lwi bleʁjo]; 1 July 1872 – 1 August 1936) was a French aviator, inventor, and engineer. He developed the first practical headlamp for cars and established a profitable business manufacturing them, using much of the money he made to finance his attempts to build a successful aircraft. Blériot was the first to use the combination of hand-operated joystick and foot-operated rudder control as used to the present day to operate the aircraft control surfaces.[8] Blériot was also the first to make a working, powered, piloted monoplane.[9] In 1909 he became world-famous for making the first aeroplane flight across the English Channel, winning the prize of £1,000 offered by the Daily Mail newspaper.[10][Note 1] He was the founder of Blériot Aéronautique, a successful aircraft manufacturing company.
Louis Blériot | |
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![]() Blériot c. 1911 | |
Born | Louis Charles Joseph Blériot (1872-07-01)1 July 1872 |
Died | 1 August 1936(1936-08-01) (aged 64) |
Alma mater | École Centrale Paris |
Occupation(s) | Inventor and engineer |
Known for | First heavier-than-air flight across the English Channel, first working monoplane |
Spouse | Alice Védère (1901) (1883-1963) |
Awards | Commandeur, Légion d'honneur[2] Prix Osiris |