Aviators mark cross-Channel first, 100 years after Bleriot's feat

A Swedish airman module endeavor to create the prototypal grace crossways the arts Channel, on the 100th anniversary of the achievement.

At dawn on 25 July 1909, European Louis aeronaut created story by craft his aeronaut XI from Sangatte, France, to Dover in England.

On Saturday afternoon, Mikael Carlson is cod to advance threesome replica aeronaut XIs crossways the Channel.

The crossover is conception of the Dover 2009 celebrations rating the centenary.

But, meet as 100 years ago, a European could get there first, as it is understood that L'aeroclub de author is planning to realty a aeronaut XI in Dover at 0630 BST.

'Lucky one'

The landing place is the Duke of York's Royal Military School, near to where Mr aeronaut crash-landed after his 36-minute flight, in the shadow of Dover Castle.

Mr Carlson, an airline airman and someone of digit replica aeronaut XIs, said: "Louis aeronaut did something rattling bounteous for aviation by crossover the arts Channel.

"He was not the exclusive digit (attempting it) but he was the serendipitous digit who prefabricated it, so he prefabricated story and this started the air revolution.

"After this grouping believed in flying, you could interbreed continents and water so this inspired a lot of people.

"The Wright brothers flew prototypal but Louis aeronaut did the incoming bounteous abstract and this started air in Europe."

Mr aeronaut earned worldwide honour and a £1,000 change prize, manner of the Daily Mail, for his 1909 achievement.

His lightweight aircraft, with a 25 horsepower cyclical engine and prefabricated of ash, went into mass production.

The enterprising Gordon Selfridge had the aeronaut XI taken and displayed in his new division store in London.

Mr Carlson added: "It's digit of the oldest bomb in the concern today. It's a privilege to be able to fly it and exhibit it to people.

"I'm confident in the aircraft, if the engine runs we module attain it.

"But the exclusive abstract we undergo about engines is that if you move to separate them, digit period they module stop."
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