title: Blériot XXXIX
text: # Blériot XXXIX
  
  The Bleriot XXXIX was a single-seat observation monoplane designed in France by Louis Bleriot during the early 1910s.
  
  ## Specifications
  
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  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: 1
  * Length: 6.15 m (20 ft 2 in)
  * Wingspan: 11.10 m (36 ft 5 in)
  * Wing area: 19 $m^2$ (200 sq ft)
  * Empty weight: 440 kg (970 lb)
  * Gross weight: 615 kg (1,356 lb)
  * Powerplant: 1 × Gnome Monosoupape 7 Type A 7-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine, 60 kW (80 hp)
  * Propellers: 2-bladed
  * Maximum speed: 128 km/h (80 mph, 69 kn)
  