Bleriot XXVII 433
The RAFM aircraft is probably that
built by Bleriot dur
ing his summer holidays,
according to “The Aeroplane” 28 Sep.1911 p.401.
With a length of
8.50m/
28ft
and
span of 9m/29.5ft
i
t was first flown at Hardelot Beach
in late
September
by Monsieur
Alfred Le Blanc, Bleriots test pilot,
achieving a
n unofficial
spee
d of 130kph (81mph)
and later by Lieut. de Connea
u,
having been built as a single seat racing aircraft
and
possibly to evaluate a different way of mounting the
engine as adopted by the second
‘Bleriot 27
’
shown at Paris (see below)
, suggests Renwick
. Photo
s
–
Flight 30
Sep.1911 p.853 & 855; Fitted with 50 HP Gnome Rotary engine
, it may be Company
I
nventory No 27
(as referred to by Flight magazine)
rather than a Type 27 | Rob Vogelaar