Traian vuia – one of the first romanian pioneers of aviation
TRAIAN VUIA
The first man who lifted from the ground with a flying
machine heavier than air.
“I do not work for my own glory, but for the glory of
the human genius” said Traian Vuia.
BibliogrPHY 1
Traian Vuia was born on the 7th of August 1872 in Surducu Micvillage, today namedTraian Vuia in his memory, from Timis county;
During high school, he built “a machine with wings”;
BibliogrPHY 2
He went to PolitechnicSchool from Budapest to study, then he transferred to the Law School, where he took his PhD;
In 1903 he went to Paris and presented in front of the Science Academy his project regarding flying with the glider machine.
BibliogrPHY 3 Ambitious, he
manufactured Vuia 1
glider (1906) with the
help of his friends
from Lugoj;
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On the18th of March
1906, in Paris, he
succeeded in
performing the first
flight in the history
of aviation, with an
aircraft which rose
into the air all by its
own propulsion;
BibliogrPHY 5
In the spring of
1907 he improved
the flying
machine - Vuia 2,
which he
presented at the
opening of the
first airshow in
Paris;
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In 1908 he
graduated the
university in
Paris and took
his degree as a
mechanical
engineer;
BibliogrPHY 7
In the fall of 1950,
on the 2nd of
September, he died
and was buried in
Bellu cemetery
from Bucharest,
Romania
“THE BAT” - Vuia1
THE DESIGN OF Vuia 2 FLYING MACHINE
HIS important CONTRIBUTION TO WORLWIDE AVIATION 1
Vuia built the first
airplane in the world
which took off using
only dashboard
means (it lifted all by
itself);
It was the first
monoplane in the
world, wing up type,
which actually flew;
HIS important CONTRIBUTION TO WORLWIDE AVIATION 2
He designed a
completely metallic
construction, except
the cloth of the
wings, which was
realized using steel
tubes, linked
through metallic nut.
HIS important CONTRIBUTION TO WORLWIDE AVIATION 3
He designed an airplane with folding wings as a fan, along the fuselage;
It was the first airplane ever built with only one propeller;
- It had a landing gear with tires.
Traian vuia AIRPORT- timisoaratimis county
AIRPLANE MODEL(scaLE1:1) SITUATED in FRONT OF Timisoara AIRPORT
traian vuia MUSEUMIn April 2012, Traian Vuia Museum from his birthplace (Traian Vuia village
named proudly after the great pioneer of aviation) opened its gates for the
visitors for the first tame with the occasion of celebrating 100 years since his
death.
celebrating100 YEARS SINCE THE FIRST real FLIGHT IN THE WORLD
Anniversary Medals - 2 September 2006
- Between 1918-1922 - he designed 2 types of
helicopters;
- In 1925 – he invented the steam generator which
was used afterwards at the future heating systems;
- He was the representative of the National Board of
Romanians from Transilvania and Banat at the Peace
Conference which took place in Paris in 1919;
- He was appointed Honorary Member of the
Romanian Academy in1946.
traian vuia’S OTHER activitIES
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