Bleriot XI Sunset Flight at Oldtimertreffen Hahnweide 2016

Mikael Carlson flies his amazing Bleriot XI at the greatest oldtimer fly-in in Europe.
Wing span: 8.95 m
Length: 7.76 m
Height: 2.54 m
Empty weight: 317 kg
Engine: 7-cylinder Gnôme-Omega rotary, 50 hp
Cruise speed: 41 kts
Its restored by Mikael Carlson's company AETA - AB Enoch Thulins Aeroplanfabrik, More information here: www.aerodrome.s...
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[@bobi2582]

I thought the footage was actually quite good for an amateur in the crowd with the light fading. Beautiful flight demonstration of such an early reconstruction. Well done.

[@doogle-gf3fi]

Bob I- I’d agree. I’m grateful to even see one of these actually fly a circuit; to hear it’s 7-cylinder Gnome doing it’s job. Well and bravely flow, too! I think I held my breath until he landed. Thanks to Steije for sharing with us all.

[@peterscandlyn]

And all the while the Chemtrails mob were aviating around overhead doing their thing ;-) That was a nice pick up.

[@roadking99jokerst60]

I can imagine it being dawn instead, for the dawn patrol of course. This is great. Thanks for posting.

[@hismajestysmen]

It is a beautiful airplane. So graceful.

[@autogyro333]

One day this model will be one of my RC planes.

[@wrightflyer7855]

the Anzani 3 cylinder powering this aircraft left a lot to be desired; if you could keep it running for 20 minutes you had a good one. It's amazing Louis Bleriot made it across the Channel in 1909. Wright Flyer, USAF (1968-1972)

[@firefalcon2428]

Prefect snapshot at 7:53

[@r1Scooby]

simple but yet elegant

[@hackneysaregreat]

Super!

[@vj40gamingviewer12]

Vraiment un bel avion

[@yorrs001]

1) You have to be very brave to fly that machine. 2) When It was flying in front of the Sun ET was missing and the boys pedaling. !) Hay que ser muy valiente para volar esa maquina. 2) Cuando voló delante del Sol faltaban ET y los chicos pedaleando. Very nice Muy bonito

[@nickfury1279]

Huh, neat. Didn't know they put rotary engines in these things. I thought they would've all had the 3-cylinder radials

[@kastelljunior]

Se ha de sentir muy lindo volar...aviones sencillos, pero hermosos y recreativos :-)

[@ellys_star]

🔥🔥☄☄☄☄☄☄☄

[@alexanderreimer387]

This Bleriot appears to have very thin wings compared to early types...!!!

[@alexanderreimer387]

Is that an 80 horse Gnome....???

[@thewingman51]

The engine is a 7-cylinder Gnôme-Omega rotary, 50 hp

[@garychynne1377]

it's not really a little airplane. classic

[@endwood]

Shame about some of the poor footage:-(