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Traian Vuia or Trajan Vuia (Romanian pronunciation: [traˈjan ˈvuja]; 17 August 1872 – 3 September 1950) was a Romanian inventor and aviation pioneer who designed, built, and tested the first tractor monoplane.
Traian Vuia s-a născut în 1872 în satul Surducu Mic (parte a fostei comune Bujoru, astăzi Traian Vuia, județul Timiș) din (fostul comitat) Caraș-Severin, fost în Austro-Ungaria, în prezent în România. Părinții săi au fost preotul Simion Popescu și Ana Vuia; aceasta fiind cea de-a doua lui soție.
…constructed by the Romanian inventor Trajan Vuia, who made a flight of 12 m (40 feet) on March 18, 1906. Louis Blériot of France built a monoplane in 1907 and flew it across the English Channel two years later.
Dec 18, 2022 · Traian Vuia was a Romanian aviation pioneer and inventor. His greatest achievement is that he proved for the first time in history that an object heavier than the air can take off and successfully fly , without any external help (catapult or launch pads)
The Vuia 1, also nicknamed Liliacul (the bat), was a pioneer aircraft designed and built by Romanian inventor Traian Vuia. It was finished in December 1905 in France and first flew on 18 March 1906 at Montesson .
Traian Vuia (n. 17/30 august 1872, Surducu Mic, judeţul Timiş - d. 2 septembrie 1950 ) a fost un inventator român, pionier al aviaţiei la nivel internaţional, membru al Academiei Române din 27 mai 1946 .
Feb 26, 2010 · Vuia, a Romanian who is credited by some with building and flying the first “heavier-than-air” machine to feature a self-contained propulsion system and landing gear, made his historic flight on March 18, 1906 in Montesson, France.
Mar 18, 2021 · On March 18, 1906, the flying machine of Romanian inventor Traian Vuia lifted briefly to a powered hop of 11 metres. Though unsuccessful in sustained flight , Vuia ‘s invention influenced Louis Blériot in designing monoplanes .[ 3 ]
Jul 10, 2024 · March 18th is the 50th anniversary of a free flight of some 40 ft. made at Montesson, near Paris, by Traian Vuia credited by L'Aérophile (September 1906) with being “ the first person in France to have really attempted, with a machine able to carry a man, the direct take-off of an aeroplane having a wheeled undercarriage.”.
The museum dedicated to the great inventor Traian Vuia, inaugurated on April 25, 2012 in the commune of Traian Vuia (Timiş County), includes numerous exhibits, documents, photographs and models.
