Dan Taylor knows the Blériot XI inside and out. As a pilot and historian at Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in Rhinebeck, New York, he helped restore an original 1909 model to flyable condition and ...
Well, almost nothing alike. The control system is the same, but that's about the only similarity between the Blériot XI and modern planes. There are no instruments on board [the Blériot XI].