by Octavian Thor Pleter | Jun 4, 2017 | Alumni, Aviation and Astronautics
”85 years back, on 22 July 1918, an outstanding man was born, who passed away on 8 February 1981, but will live in our memory and in the history of the Romanian aviation through the creation of the IS gliders. After graduation in 1941 of the Aviation Section of...
by Octavian Thor Pleter | Jun 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
The book was written in 2009 by Associate Professor Dr. Octavian Thor Pleter. It is written for the future aerospace engineers, in an attempt to capture both the complexity and the fascination of this cutting edge profession, in a holistic, multidisciplinary...
by Octavian Thor Pleter | May 31, 2017 | Alumni
Eng. Antonio Licu Eng. Antonio Licu is the leader of AirNav Board, a Think Tank consisting of high graduates of the University Politehnica of Bucharest, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, personalities of the field, professionally established in international...
by Octavian Thor Pleter | May 31, 2017 | Aviation and Astronautics
French-Romanian Company of Air Navigation (“Compagnie Franco-Roumaine de Navigation Aérienne”) was founded by Aristide Blank, a controversial Romanian banker, using French ex-military pilots, made redundant after the war. The company was located in rue de...
by Octavian Thor Pleter | May 30, 2017 | Aviation and Astronautics, Laboratories
The Wind Tunnel in Polizu at the time of its inauguration represented one of the most advanced aerodynamic labs in the world. The tunnel was designed by Ion Stroescu (1888-1961), based on an original blue print, which included a patent and more innovations...
