The Resume

(July 1, 1872-August 2, 1936)
First pilot to fly over the English Channel (July 25, 1909)

Why he might be annoying:

He built a motor powered machine, he called the ornithoper (1900).
It was intended to fly by flapping its wings, like a bird.
He designed other airplanes, which crashed and were abandoned.
He so wanted man to fly that it became his obsession.
His dream to build the first viable airplane crashed when the Wright Brothers flew an aircraft over Kitty Hawk (1903).
After crossing the British channel, the British feared they were vulnerable to a French air attack.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was the first to fly an aircraft over a large body of water.
He created the first truly successful aircraft.
His flight over the English Channel, took just over a half hour.
He formed Blériot-Aéronautique, to build commercial aircraft.
During World War I, his company built more than 5,600 aircraft for France.
Researched by Jack Magic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• I am a Citizen of France
• I Died in 1936 (Ranked: 64)
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Beret
• Mustaches
• Pilots
• Profiles 15001-15250 (Ranked: 15065)
• Served in World War I
• Walruses

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 10 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 22 Votes: 31.82% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 10.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 36.84% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 41.18% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 29 Votes: 37.93% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 40 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 63 Votes: 58.73% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 109 Votes: 48.62% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 109 Votes: 61.47% Annoying