by Octavian Thor Pleter | Dec 17, 2017 | Aviation and Astronautics
Today in 1903: Wilbur and Orville Wright made four brief flights at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, with their first powered aircraft. This photo was taken as Orville piloted the Wright Flyer on its first flight of the day, which lasted 12 seconds and covered 36 m (120...
by Octavian Thor Pleter | Dec 9, 2017 | Aviation and Astronautics
The academic community of the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering is in pain and deep sorrow for the loss of HM King Michael I of Romania (1921-2017). The King was a passionate of technology, especially of aviation. Some pictures that we found illustrate this...
by Octavian Thor Pleter | Dec 9, 2017 | Aviation and Astronautics, News
Following Budapest and Paris, the 3rd edition of the European Space Generation Workshop, gathering young professionals and students working in the space sector, is set to take place in Bucharest, Romania on the 9th and 10th March 2018. The two-day regional...
by Vlad Ivanciu | Nov 26, 2017 | Aviation and Astronautics
Traian Vuia, was a Romanian aeronautical pioneer, from Surducul-Mic, then a small village in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Being scientifically minded, he attended the School of Mechanics at the Polytechnic University in Budapest. Due to a lack of money, soon he...
by Octavian Thor Pleter | Nov 22, 2017 | Aviation and Astronautics
Traian Vuia Traian Vuia (also known as Trajan Vuia) was a Romanian inventor and pioneer in the aviation field. He is credited with the achievement of successfully building, thus demonstrating, that a flying apparatus could rise into the air using only its...
by Alexandru Burlacu | Nov 20, 2017 | Aviation and Astronautics
Traian Vuia Traian Vuia (also known as Trajan Vuia) was a Romanian inventor and pioneer in the aviation field. He is credited with the achievement of successfully building, thus demonstrating, that a flying apparatus could rise into the air using only its engine and...
