Louis Blériot

Louis Blériot (July 1 1872 – August 2 1936) was a French inventor and engineer, who performed the first flight over a large body of water in a heavier-than-air craft.

Birth

Born in Cambrai, Louis Blériot studied engineering at the École Centrale Paris. He developed an early interest in aviation and, in 1900, built a motor-powered machine called an ornithopter, which was intended to fly by flapping its wings. Like other ornithopters before, this experiment failed, but he continued working toward a practical aeroplane.

Related Topics:
Cambrai - École Centrale Paris - 1900 - Ornithopter

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