[DOC] [TLE] Louis Blriot - Wikipedia [PAR] Louis Charles Joseph Blriot (1 July 1872  1 August 1936) was a French aviator
, inventor and ... In 1909 he became world-famous for making the first flight 
across the English Channel in a .... He then fitted a 50 hp (37 kW) V-16 Antoinette 
engine. ... where he made a flight lasting over 47 minutes in the Type XII on 3 
July: the... [DOC] [TLE] Blriot XI - Wikipedia [PAR] The Blriot XI `is a French aircraft which was used by Louis Blriot to make the 
first flight across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air aircraft on 25 July 
1909. ... On 27 May 1909, a 19 kW (25 hp) Anzani 3-cylinder fan-configuration ... 
end of the first flight over the Alps, and in response to this the wing spars of the 
Blriot... [DOC] [TLE] Famous Firsts in Aviation - Infoplease [PAR] Louis Blriot flew in a 25-horsepower Blriot VI monoplane from Les ... in a 26.61
-mi (38-kilometer) 37-min. flight across the English Channel (July 25). ... 
Baroness Raymonde de la Roche of France, who learned to fly in 1909, ..... The 
Gossamer Condor was flown by Bryan Allen over the required 3-mile course on 
Aug. 23. [DOC] [TLE] Louis Bleriot's Record-setting Flight Across the English Channel [PAR] Louis Bleriot took off in his model XI on July 25, 1909, to fly across the English 
Channel. ... The Bleriot XI made its first flight on January 23, 1909, at Issy-les-
Moulineaux. The plane was first equipped with a 30-horsepower (22.4-kilowatt) 
R.E.P. engine, ... The significance of Louis Bleriot's successful 37-minute flight 
over the... [DOC] [TLE] The American Experience | Lindbergh | Aviation Milestones (1903 ... [PAR] 1909, 1909 July -- French aviator Louis Bleriot, flying the "Bleriot XI," makes the 
first flight ... of 36 miles per hour, Bleriot covered the 23-mile distance in 37 
minutes. ... Bennett announce that they have made the first flight over the North 
Pole. ... Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic 
Ocean. [DOC] [TLE] The Pioneers : An Anthology : Louis Charles-Joseph Blriot (1872 ... [PAR] Jun 22, 2003 ... Louis Blriot became famous for being the first to fly an aircraft across ... On July 
25, 1909, in his Model XI 25 horsepower monoplane from ... This 22 mile, 40 
minute flight won for him the much sought after ... Within minutes Blriot was on 
his own over the channel and due to ..... First Flight, January 23, 1909. [DOC] [TLE] Louis Blriot - First Flight Society [PAR] First To Pilot A Plane Across The English Channel, 1909. 1872  1936. 
Frenchman Louis Blriot successfully flew across the English Channel in a small, 
... Initially he experimented by towing gliders over the Seine River and then 
began ... 23 miles, Blriot landed near England's Dover Castle 37 minutes after 
setting out. [DOC] [TLE] First Flight Across the English Channel - Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome [PAR] for monoplanes for the one-hour, seven-minute, 37-second flight in his ... It had 
been at this time that a third contender, Louis Bleriot, had entered the race ... First 
flying on January 23, 1909 at Issy, France, and covering a 200-meter ... 
Diminishing winds and clearing skies on July 25, however, indicated cross-
Channel flight. [DOC] [TLE] L611 Aircraft, full size, Bleriot XI monoplane, wood / canvas / metal ... [PAR] It was flown by its French designer, Louis Bleriot (1872-1936), who had ... It was 
fitted with a 50 hp Gnome engine and built at the Bleriot factory early in 1914. ... 
first over-the-ocean flight in a heavier-than-air craft, across the English Channel. 
... of 25 July 1909, Bleriot flew the 37 km (23 miles) in thirty six and a half minutes,
... [DOC] [TLE] Channel armada mark centenary of Bleriot flight - Macau Daily Times [PAR] Jul 26, 2009 ... Bleriot's 37-minute

Question: In 1909 in a 25-HP plane, Louis Bleriot flew over 23 miles to cross this in 37 minutes
Answer: English Channel