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Blériot XI

Blériot XI

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Designed by Louis Blériot and Raymond Saulnier, the Blériot XI was a light and sleek monoplane constructed of oak and poplar. The flying surfaces were covered with cloth. The original Blériot XI was designed and built in 1908 and made its public debut at a Paris airshow in December of that year.