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Who flew over the English Channel first?
Gossamer Albatross was the first man-powered aircraft to cross the English Channel on 12 June 1979. It was made of carbon fibre covered by Mylar and weighed only about 220 pounds for the Channel crossing. Invented by Paul McReady and flown by Bryan Allen.
Who named the Channel Tunnel?
It wasn't named, that is just where and what it is. The Channel Tunnel runs under the English Channel. It is often just called "the Channel" for short, for example in the phrase "cross channel ferry". There have been proposals to build a tunnel under the Channel for more than 100 years. The proposed tunnel was always referred as "the Channel Tunnel" long before it was built. In French it is known as "Tunnel sous la manche", "La manche" is French for the channel.
Who is the Youngest person to swim across the English channel?
In 1988 the youngest person to swim the English channel was Thomas Gregory. He was 11 years and 11 months old.
What was controlled by the english at the end of the hundred years' war?
The Calais Pale and the Channel Islands
What was at the end of the Hundred Years' War was controlled by the English?
The Calais Pale and the Channel Islands
Cn janaki ' bio data?
C N Janaki was the first ever disabled person who swam the English Channel in 1992 in a relay team; she was afflicted with the disease of polio when she was only 2 years old. She suffered from polio on both her legs. She with her might and grit proved to the world that you do not need to have legs to swim. Though she suffered from polio on both her legs, she successfully swam the English Channel and made her relay team proud. She is famously known for this feat, which was previously believed to be impossible, she is an inspiration for many today.
What was the problem with cn janaki's legs?
When janaji was just 2 years old she got the dieseas called polio
When was the underwater cable laid beneath the English channel with respect to Alexander grahams bells invention of the telephone?
Tens years after
How was the English channel formed?
The English channel was not built. It is a natural feature, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean separating England from northern France and joining the North Sea to the Atlantic Ocean. If, on the other hand, you mean the Channel Tunnel, it took seven years to build and was completed in 1994.
When was the first underwater cable laid beneath the English Channel With respect to Alexander Graham Bell's invention of the telephone?
Tens years after
Who made the first successful trip across the English Channel in a hot air balloon?
The first air balloon trip across the English Channel was a joint trip by Jean-Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries nearly 30 years ago on January 7, 1985.
What year was the hovercraft invented?
The hovercraft was invented in 1956. Christopher Cockerall was the inventor. The hovercraft phototype crossed the English channel four years after it was patented.
