Alfred LeBlanc
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Alfred Leblanc was a pioneer French aviator.
and handled the logistics for Bleriot on the morning of his cross channel flight July 25, 1909. In 1910 he set an cross-country
flight airspeed record by flying 485 miles in a record time of 11 hours, 55 minutes, and 59 seconds.
In the milieu of aviation pioneering, LeBlanc's mechanic on his Morane-Saulnier
was Léon Lemartin
who went on to become a record breaking pilot.
Biography
He was born on April 13, 1869 in France. He was assistant to Louis BleriotLouis Blériot
Louis Charles Joseph Blériot was a French aviator, inventor and engineer. In 1909 he completed the first flight across a large body of water in a heavier-than-air craft, when he crossed the English Channel. For this achievement, he received a prize of £1,000...
and handled the logistics for Bleriot on the morning of his cross channel flight July 25, 1909. In 1910 he set an cross-country
Cross-country flying
Cross-Country flying is a type of distance flying which is performed in a powered aircraft on legs over a given distance and in operations between two points using navigational techniques; and an unpowered aircraft by using upcurrents to gain altitude for extended flying time...
flight airspeed record by flying 485 miles in a record time of 11 hours, 55 minutes, and 59 seconds.
In the milieu of aviation pioneering, LeBlanc's mechanic on his Morane-Saulnier
Morane-Saulnier
Aéroplanes Morane-Saulnier is a French aircraft manufacturing company formed in October 1911 by Raymond Saulnier and the Morane brothers, Leon and Robert...
was Léon Lemartin
Léon Lemartin
Théodore Clovis Edmond Lemartin, known as Léon Lemartin was a pioneer aviator who set a world record on 3 February 1911 at Pau, France when he carried seven passengers in a Bleriot XIII Aerobus...
who went on to become a record breaking pilot.
Records
- 1910 - first pilot to receive a license through an official examination.
- 1910 - flight airspeed record for 1 mile.