Did you know the Blériot XI was one of the first military training aircraft? Originally a pioneering aircraft in France, it ...

A look at the surviving Blériots and variations thereof around the world today ...

Demand for his Type XI skyrocketed, starting a production run that would yield about 900 aircraft. Today, only a handful of Blériot XIs remain, and fewer still are in flying condition.

The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in Rhinebeck, New York houses one of the largest collections of early aircraft in the world, many of which are still flying. On its Web site, view photographs of its ...