by Octavian Thor Pleter | Jun 26, 2017 | Aviation and Astronautics, Events, News
The Romanian cosmonaut Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu made an important statement on NEO (Near Earth Objects) at the 59th session of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, demanding the UN General Assembly to declare 30 June as International Asteroid Day to...
by Octavian Thor Pleter | Jun 25, 2017 | Aviation and Astronautics
These testimonials of my fellow avionics engineers regard the time span 1986-1992 and seem to be extracted from Zoshchenko. They are true stories of life of aviation engineers of that time, illustrating how high level engineering was done in a country, which...
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 | 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...
by Octavian Thor Pleter | May 23, 2017 | Aviation and Astronautics
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