A002222 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Cultural Object created 2003-03-12 human Ailie Smith updated 2021-05-21 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/A002222b.htm culturalArtefact Bleriot XI AACR2 Aviation or Aeronautical Industries The Bleriot XI was one of the first and most successful aircraft to fly in Australia. The monoplane was originally constructed using English Ash, with wings made from rubberised canvas covering Sitka spruce ribs. It was the first aircraft used to transport mail between Sydney and Melbourne. The original plane used for carrying mail is on display at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. Engineering students at Burnie TAFE College are building two replicas of 1909 Bleriot XI. Bleriot XI

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 'Bleriot XI', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Bleriot XI Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Bleriot XI, the story of a classic aircraft Crouch, Tom D. Bleriot XI, the story of a classic aircraft Washington DC Smithsonian Institution Press 1982 Photograph of Bleriot Monoplane National Library of Australia Photograph of Bleriot Monoplane nla.pic-an14214091 3 December 1910 Photograph of Bleriot monoplane taking off from the MCG arena piloted by Gaston Cugnet, prior to crashing into tennis courts, Jolimont end of the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) about 7pm. 1 photograph Photographs