So an Frenchman, creator of he first practical monoplane, crosses the English channel before an Brit does... but the Channel is named for the English so the Bri

So an Frenchman, creator of he first practical monoplane, crosses the English channel before an Brit does... but the Channel is named for the English so the Brits get the credit? Nice dude... Here are a few places for you to begin your research: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_in_the_pioneer_era https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_in_the_pioneer_era https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_Semaine_d%27Aviation_de_la_Champagne https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_Semaine_d%27Aviation_de... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Blériot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Blériot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9_pour_l%27aviation_et_ses_d%C3%A9riv%C3%A9s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9_pour_l%27avi... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C3%A9ro-Club_de_France https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C3%A9ro-Club_de_France https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornu_helicopter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornu_helicopter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27A%C3%A9rophile https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27A%C3%A9rophile https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Arm%C3%A9e_de_l%27Air_(1909%E2%80%931942) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Arm%C3%A9e_de_l... Aside: How many American-made components do you see with big bold French labels on them? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fdr_sidefront.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fdr_sidefront.jpg