title: Blériot XXVII
text: # Blériot XXVII
  
  The Bleriot XXVII was a middle-wing, single-seat racing aircraft designed by Louis Bleriot.
  
  ## Specifications
  
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  General characteristics
  
  * Crew: 1
  * Length: 7.50 m (24 ft 7 in)
  * Wingspan: 8.90 m (29 ft 2 in)
  * Wing area: 12 $m^2$ (130 sq ft)
  * Gross weight: 430 kg (948 lb)
  * Powerplant: 1 × Gnome 7 Omega 7-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine, 37 kW (50 hp)
  * Propellers: 2-bladed
  * Maximum speed: 125 km/h (78 mph, 67 kn)
  