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- 1. Bleriot monoplane RAE-O587C: Royal Engineers official photographer· Public domain
what is it?
The Blériot XXI was an early French aircraft built by Blériot Aéronautique.
How to recognise it: piston engines · 11.2 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 115 years ago, in 1911.
- Wingspan of 11.2 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1911-02
- number built
- —
- role
- reconnaissance aircraft
- origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- makers
- Blériot
- engines
- Gnome Gamma
- crew
- 1
- length
- 8.3 m
- wingspan
- 11.2 m
- max take-off weight
- 599 kg
- top speed
- 95 km/h
- range
- —
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q17510430, Wikipedia: Blériot XXI (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.