Blériot V

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The Blériot V was an aircraft built by Louis Blériot in 1907.

Bleriot V, circa 1906.
Bleriot V, circa 1906.

[edit] Overview

Based on the canard design, it was the first successful monoplane [1]. It both first flew and crashed the same year. Soon after, the design was abandoned.

[edit] References

"Louis Bleriot" by The Library of Congress, retrieved October 4, 2006