The first man to fly over English channel born in Cambrai

Bleriot — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:23:16 +0000

2009 marks the centenary of an extraordinary saga. On 25 July 1909 at sunrise, Louis Blériot, an engineer born in Cambrai and passion for aviation soars Sangatte to join Dover in England, on a plane of his own design.

If all previous attempts have failed, that of Bleriot, and will succeed to posterity.

This year, from April to July, the city of Cambrai will celebrate this great human adventure, which is also that of the nascent aviation … Numerous events will take place, which Cambrésiens invite all visitors and aviation enthusiasts or simply curious to discover and celebrate Louis Blériot and aviation.

The events already passed:

April 17 – J-100, launch of Operation Blériot in Cambresis, with hoteliers and the Grand’Place restaurateurs.Animation
From 6 to April 30 – Exhibition at the Cathedral of Cambrai.
Thursday 14 May – Conference on Louis Blériot theater Cambrai.
Saturday, May 23 – Trip up the Avenue de la Victoire by a plane engine and installation of aircraft on the Grand Place, opposite the Hotel de Ville.
From 6 to June 13 – Week of aviation film in the cinema at the Palace Cambrai, and June 6, projection free outdoor film “Top Gun” of the place behind the cinema.
From June 24 to July 12 – Blériot Village on the Grand, which presents a sculpture made from 200 tons of sand by the artist Laurent Dagron, an exhibition of drawings by children … and provides visitors a point of tourist
On Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 July – Exhibition of 100 models which discuss the history of aviation at the Palais des Grottes.

Events underway:

Until October 31 – Exhibition at the Tourist Office Cambrésis (maison espagnole).
June 20 to July 26 – Exhibition at City Hall on Louis Blériot which includes artefacts and collectibles.

Events still to come:

Saturday, July 18 – Grand airshow at the aerodrome of Cambrai-Niergnies, which illustrate a century of aviation legend with an exceptional.

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Louis Bleriot, the first man to fly over the English channel

Bleriot — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 08:49:15 +0000

Louis Blériot was born in the Pas de Calais in 1872. After studying sound engineering at the Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures. It will become an engineer in the car and made his fortune in automobile headlamps acetylene before beginning his experiments with the complicity aéronautiques brothers Neighbors. ”

In 1900, Louis Blériot decided to study and learn all the theories. He drew his own conclusions and decided to build these models on its own assumptions. In 1906, he founded his own team and miscellaneous equipment, try it himself with many accidents. With the help of a young engineer Raymond Saulnier, he directed the single Blériot XI.

On this device, on 25 July 1909, Blériot took off near Calais, at 4 am for crossing the English Channel. He joined Dover in England after 37 minutes of flight and about 38 Km This success earned him multiple orders from around the world which will ensure the future of the firm. Blériot continually drive itself at the end of 1909 to devote himself to the company Blériot Aéronautique,

In 1914, Louis Blériot acquires Devices Deperdussin “SPAD. Many factories had come Blériot SPAD. In July 1936 the health of Louis Blériot deteriorate and he died on 1st August 1936 of a heart attack.