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.

Engineering

Shortly after, Blériot turned his attention to aeronautical design and engineering. He became president of the floundering aircraft company Société pour les Appareils Deperdussin in 1914. He renamed the company Société Pour l'Aviation et ses Dérivés (SPAD) and turned it into one of France's leading manufacturers of combat aircraft. During World War I, SPAD built more than 5,600 aircraft for France and exported some to Britain and other countries. He also opened flying schools before World War I in England at Brooklands and Hendon Aerodromes as well as a factory in 1917 at Addlestone, near Brooklands, Surrey.

Related Topics:
Société Pour l'Aviation et ses Dérivés - World War I - Brooklands

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