The Blériot XI is a single-engine monoplane designed by Louis Blériot and Raymond Saulnier of France.
Its first flight was on January 23, 1909, near Paris, France and Louis Blériot became the first person to fly across the English Channel in this aircraft type on July 25, 1909.
It became a popular trainer and military aircraft and many replicas still fly to this day.
The museum’s example is a full-scale reconstruction based on original drawings and depicts “Le Scarabée”, the first aircraft to fly over the city of Montréal in July 1910, flown by another famous French aviator – Count Jacques de Lesseps.
