DHMosquito<p>Welcome to the OLDEST flying <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/aircraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>aircraft</span></a> in the World! This 1911 Blériot XI was manufactured approximately 3 months prior to that held at Old Rheinbeck, New York, USA. This aircraft is part of the Shuttleworth Collection based on the grass airfield at Old Warden, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Bedfordshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Bedfordshire</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UK</span></a>. It is fitted with a three-cylinder &#39;fan configuration&#39; air-cooled Anzani engine. Due to the significance of this <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Bl%C3%A9riot" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Blériot</span></a> XI , its flights are strictly limited to straight &#39;hops&#39; down the length of the grass <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/runway" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>runway</span></a> at Old Warden, during certain public events. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>aviation</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/OldWarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OldWarden</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/aviationmuseum" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>aviationmuseum</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/oldestaircraft" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>oldestaircraft</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ShuttleworthCollection" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ShuttleworthCollection</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/grassairfeld" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>grassairfeld</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/museum" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>museum</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Bl%C3%A9riotXI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BlériotXI</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Anzani" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Anzani</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/aircooled" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>aircooled</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/avgeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>avgeek</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/flight" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>flight</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/aviationphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>aviationphotography</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Mastodonaviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mastodonaviation</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Mastodonphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Mastodonphotography</span></a></p>