The Bleriot XI at Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, which is only a few weeks or months newer than this one, flies nearly every weekend from May to October in Red Hook, New York! Second oldest flying airplane in the world :)
The Bleriot at old Rhinebeck reminds me of of a sweeping brush I had in the British army back in the 70s. The training Cpl told us this was a pre WW2 1920s model so we had to take great care of it the fact that it had 5 new heads and 7 new shafts did'nt mater we used it every day for the six mounths of our traning and at the end we handed it back to the store man and he enterd it in the ledger as "Brush model 1923" !
A fascinating story and explanation of a historic aircraft. Thank you for helping me understand and enjoy the details of this fine machine. It's something We all would have never known, but for you. Thanks!
Bleriot XI was the first Bleriot with a Wright (right) propellor. Bleriot saw Wilbur's propellor in 1908 and said ooohhhh THAT is how they are supposed to look!
Love these insights into aviation history. I’m amazed at the skill and audacity of the early aviation pioneers, and of the pilots who are still prepared to fly them! Thank you for this series of videos.
Just flown it MSFS 2020. The R.I.P version which is closest to the original. It was a really emotional experience - I was feeling like kid in a toystore. It was barely flying - I had to avoid trees at times. When I get enough confidence, I will try it across the channel. Some folks on youtube already posted their flights. In real life, I would not dare to fly it in anything else but a complete still air. The lack of instruments is real. You have feel everything. All you have is glass pipe with level of fuel and oil. Bleriot was flying across the channel with no compas, in bad visibility, yeah.
I saw a Bleriot XI for sale in a shop window in Tooting, South London. It was a vintage motorcycle dealership and the aircraft was stood up on its nose with its wings detached with it. It was in 1985 and I often wonder what the story was, how much it cost and what happened to it.
It was sold to Louis Bleriot's grandson as a non-flying restoration and he proceeded to ignore the advice of Brian Verrall and attempt to cross the channel in it like his grandad and failed! There should be newsreel of the attempt somewhere as it was covered at the time. Brian was crazy about Bleriots and had a hand in five I think, as well as a lovely large scale model that hung in the shop. Martin Shelley, friend of Brian for forty odd years.
a strange audience, consisting seemingly of NERDS who seem to be fascinated and yet a bit confused at the same time. Look at that strange guy with that big hat and sunglasses pushed up to the forehead (next to the guy in the red sweater, ) who does some interesting research on his nose, mouth, and face. Pilot Rob Millinship has a nice and humorous way to tell his story.
Binge watching these.. pure gold..
That was a great appraisal of the Bleriot from someone who knows his aeroplanes,very entertaining !
The Bleriot XI at Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, which is only a few weeks or months newer than this one, flies nearly every weekend from May to October in Red Hook, New York! Second oldest flying airplane in the world :)
The Bleriot at old Rhinebeck reminds me of of a sweeping brush I had in the British army back in the 70s.
The training Cpl told us this was a pre WW2 1920s model so we had to take great care of it the fact that it had 5 new heads and 7 new shafts did'nt mater
we used it every day for the six mounths of our traning and at the end we handed it back to the store man and he enterd it in the ledger as "Brush model 1923" !
Yes, I've seen it fly a few times, very delicately.
A fascinating story and explanation of a historic aircraft. Thank you for helping me understand and enjoy the details of this fine machine. It's something We all would have never known, but for you. Thanks!
Bleriot XI was the first Bleriot with a Wright (right) propellor. Bleriot saw Wilbur's propellor in 1908 and said ooohhhh THAT is how they are supposed to look!
WoW. I need to visit that museum!
Love these insights into aviation history. I’m amazed at the skill and audacity of the early aviation pioneers, and of the pilots who are still prepared to fly them!
Thank you for this series of videos.
I love the sad anorak in the red anorak. Classic long shorts, backpack, big boots and a cameras in a case! Maybe he's an actor playing a part.
Just flown it MSFS 2020. The R.I.P version which is closest to the original. It was a really emotional experience - I was feeling like kid in a toystore.
It was barely flying - I had to avoid trees at times.
When I get enough confidence, I will try it across the channel. Some folks on youtube already posted their flights.
In real life, I would not dare to fly it in anything else but a complete still air.
The lack of instruments is real. You have feel everything. All you have is glass pipe with level of fuel and oil.
Bleriot was flying across the channel with no compas, in bad visibility, yeah.
Bleriot XI pilot chat
Shuttleworth Collection LOVE LOUIS SHIRLEY
I saw a Bleriot XI for sale in a shop window in Tooting, South London. It was a vintage motorcycle dealership and the aircraft was stood up on its nose with its wings detached with it. It was in 1985 and I often wonder what the story was, how much it cost and what happened to it.
It was sold to Louis Bleriot's grandson as a non-flying restoration and he proceeded to ignore the advice of Brian Verrall and attempt to cross the channel in it like his grandad and failed! There should be newsreel of the attempt somewhere as it was covered at the time. Brian was crazy about Bleriots and had a hand in five I think, as well as a lovely large scale model that hung in the shop. Martin Shelley, friend of Brian for forty odd years.
a strange audience, consisting seemingly of NERDS who seem to be fascinated and yet a bit confused at the same time. Look at that strange guy with that big hat and sunglasses pushed up to the forehead (next to the guy in the red sweater, ) who does some interesting research on his nose, mouth, and face. Pilot Rob Millinship has a nice and humorous way to tell his story.