BLERIOT XI BIS. 1911 R,„,Hfl, ... 286 Total Weight (approx.).. Tenlth .. 236 Propeller (Chauviere) _. . . Wines Motor Gnome Sp°read 136 No. cylinders CiiQi-d 6 6 Bore Total .\Vea (approx.). .160 sq. ft f,?^^ Rudder 2 11 x3^ Weight . 550 lb. 7 6 50 H. P. a 3 ■( 5 G BLERIOT XI BIS. 1911 32 6… … The last day of 1910 was a disastrous one forAmerica, two of her most noted aviators losingtheir lives whilst flying their machines. Arch Hoxsey, who had but a few days previous-ly broken the worlds altitude record in a climbof over eleven thousand feet, fell several hundredfeet at the grounds of…
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