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...
by Octavian Thor Pleter | Nov 19, 2017 | Aviation and Astronautics, Extracurricular, News, Partners
On 18 November 2017 in the Acad. Virgiliu Constantinescu amphitheater, professors and students of the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering met Eng. Pilot Gabriel Iancic, President of the IAR AMERICAN organization and Eng. Sorin Ploscaru, aircraft designer. IAR...
by admin | Nov 13, 2017 | Aviation and Astronautics
George (Gogu) Constantinescu was a Romanian engineer, scientist, innovator and inventor. He was born in Craiova, on October 4th 1881. His mother was a pianist of Alsacian origins and his father was a renowned Romanian mathematics teacher. He attended high school in...
by Monica Scorta | Nov 11, 2017 | Aviation and Astronautics
Where and When Smaranda Brăescu was born? She was born in the village of Hânţeşti, Buciumeni commune, in the present-day Galați County. It is very vague, many say on May 21, 1897, but as an example, on her student grades book it is mentioned May 23, 1904. We...
by admin | Nov 10, 2017 | Aviation and Astronautics
Romanian engineers have contributed in the early days of aeronautics, since the 20th century, to the development of this field. An example of this is the Romanian engineer of Bessarabian origin Teodor Gârneț. Teodor Gârneț was born on 19 April 1911 in Roşu –...
by Mihnea Tanase | Nov 8, 2017 | Aviation and Astronautics
Born in the fall of 1882, on November 19th, Aurel Vlaicu remains a prominent figure in the history of Romania due to his brilliant mind which led him to being the builder of the first Romanian airplane. He was an engineer, inventor, airplane constructor and early...
