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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 seemed to belong to the third world back then. The wake of communism is very vivid in these stories. One of the characteristics of communism is that always something very basic is on short supply. We could have an aerospace industry, but no Diesel fuel and powder milk for babies.<\/p>\n
Fellow V. Testimonial<\/p>\n
\u201dHow did I end up working for the Civil Aviation Authority? I was working at Clinceni, in the military, in the Calug\u0103ru\u2019s team. We were carried by army buses every day from Bucharest to Clinceni. We repaired MiG-23 missiles, which broke down often, because they did not have anti-stupid couples, could be connected in both positions. If the couple was inserted in the wrong position, the guidance unit burned in a couple of seconds and was sent to us. We got much work to do, because those who connected the units were very productive. The unit was sealed in Nytrogen. We got inside, repaired the gyroscopes, and then sent them to Chi\u0219in\u0103u to be resealed in Nytrogen. We did not have that particular tool, we just did the electrical part. Until one day, when the army ran out of fuel for buses. We were informed that the Diesel fuel was missing, and our transfer to Clinceni was no longer available. Thus, we needed to find work in the city. They were just funding the Romanian Civil Aiviation Authority. We had no clue what was it about. We did not know much about civil aviation, but we were forced to learn.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Fellow C. Testimonial<\/p>\n
\u201dI was working at Clinceni too, in C\u0103lug\u0103ru\u2019s team. Our task was to transform a Soviet Air-to-Air missile into a Ground-to-Air missile. After we finished the prototype, we had to ship it to Aerostar Bac\u0103u, for testing. The problem was how? The rocket was about 6 ft. long, in a private car could not fit in, and on the roof might have risen suspicion. The army had no Diesel fuel to send it by truck to Bac\u0103u. Thus, we tried to be creative. We took out the wings and put them in a luggage. The bare rocket was thin, and yet long. We rolled it in a Persian carpet and took it by bus to the railway station, and then by train. We put it on the corridor of the coach. People stumbled over it, but we were not concerned, it was disarmed and resilient enough. At Bac\u0103u we got inside the factory without problems. Due to the thefts, guardians were only paying attention to people going out. After successfully delivering the rocket to the testing engineers, we recovered our carpet and left. Almost, because the vigilant guardians stopped us on exit, pointing to the carpet. \u201dWhere did you take this from?\u201d \u201dWe came with it, didn\u2019t you see us?\u201d We had to struggle to get away with the carpet.\u201d<\/p>\n
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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 seemed to belong to the third world back then. The wake of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":4080,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"
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Aceste m\u0103rturii ale unor colegi ingineri de instala\u021bii \u0219i aparate de bord se refer\u0103 la perioada anilor 1986-1992 \u0219i sunt deprinse parc\u0103 din Zo\u0219cenko. Sunt pove\u0219ti adev\u0103rate din via\u021ba inginerilor de avia\u021bie din acea perioad\u0103, care arat\u0103 cum se f\u0103cea inginerie de cel mai \u00eenalt nivel \u00eentr-o \u021bar\u0103 care de altfel p\u0103rea s\u0103 apar\u021bin\u0103 lumii a treia. \u00cen pove\u0219ti se simte siajul counismului.\u00a0 Una dintre caracteristicile comunismului este c\u0103 \u00eentotdeauna, ceva de baz\u0103 lipse\u0219te de pe pia\u021b\u0103. Puteam avea o industrie aerospa\u021bial\u0103, dar nu aveam motorin\u0103 \u0219i lapte praf pentru sugari.<\/p>
M\u0103rturia unui coleg V.<\/p>
\u201dCum am ajuns s\u0103 lucrez la Autoritatea Aeronautic\u0103 Civil\u0103\u00a0? Lucram la Clinceni, la armat\u0103, \u00een colectivul lui C\u0103lug\u0103ru. Eram du\u0219i cu autobuze de armat\u0103 din Bucure\u0219ti la Clinceni \u00een fiecare diminea\u021b\u0103. Reparam rachete de MiG-23, care se stricau des, pentru c\u0103 nu aveau cuple anti-prost, intrau \u00een ambele pozi\u021bii. Dac\u0103 era b\u0103gat\u0103 invers, centrala de dirijare se ardea \u00een dou\u0103 secunde \u0219i ajungea la noi. Aveam mult de lucru, pentru c\u0103 productivitate celor care b\u0103gau cuplele invers era mare. Centrala era \u00eencapsulat\u0103 \u00een azot, noi o demontam \u0219i reparam girscoapele, apoi o trimiteam la Chi\u0219in\u0103u pentru a fi represurizat\u0103 \u00een azot. Noi nu aveam instala\u021bia respectiv\u0103, doar reparam partea electric\u0103. P\u00e2n\u0103 \u00eentr-o zi, c\u00e2nd armata n-a mai avut motorin\u0103 pentru autobuze. Am fost anun\u021ba\u021bi c\u0103 din lips\u0103 de motorin\u0103, nu mai putem fi transporta\u021bi la Clinceni. A\u0219a c\u0103 am fost obliga\u021bi s\u0103 ne c\u0103ut\u0103m de lucru \u00een Bucure\u0219ti. Tocmai se \u00eenfiin\u021ba Autoritatea Aeonautic\u0103 Civil\u0103 Rom\u00e2n\u0103. Nu \u0219tiam ce e aia. Nu prea eram obi\u0219nui\u021bi cu avia\u021bia civil\u0103, dar de nevoie, am \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat.\u201d<\/p>
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M\u0103rturia unui coleg C.<\/p>
\u201dLucram \u0219i eu la Clinceni, \u00een colectivul lui C\u0103lug\u0103ru. Noi aveam de transformat o rachet\u0103 Aer-Aer sovietic\u0103 \u00eentr-o rachet\u0103 Sol-Aer. Dup\u0103 ce am terminat prototipul, trebuia s\u0103-l trimitem la Aerostar Bac\u0103u pentru a fi pus la teste. Problema era c\u0103 n-aveam cu ce s\u0103-l trimitem. Racheta era de vreo 2 m lungime, \u00eentr-o ma\u0219in\u0103 particular\u0103 nu \u00eenc\u0103pea, iar dac\u0103 o puneam deasupra, pe capot\u0103, ar fi dat de b\u0103nuit. Armata nu avea motorin\u0103 s\u0103 o trimitem cu un camion la Bac\u0103u. A\u0219a c\u0103 am \u00eencercat s\u0103 fim creativi. Am demontat aripioarele \u0219i le-am b\u0103gat \u00eentr-un geamantan. Racheta r\u0103mas\u0103 era destul de sub\u021bire, dar era lung\u0103. Am \u00eenf\u0103\u0219urat-o \u00eentr-un covor persan \u0219i am luat-o cu autobuzul la gar\u0103, apoi cu trenul. Am pus-o pe culoarul de la vagon. Se mai \u00eempiedica lumea de ea, dar nu ne f\u0103ceam griji, era dezamorsat\u0103 \u0219i destul de rezistent\u0103. La Bac\u0103u am intrat f\u0103r\u0103 probleme pe poarta fabricii. Din cauza furturilor din fabric\u0103, paznicii erau aten\u021bi doar la ie\u0219ire. A\u0219a c\u0103, dup\u0103 ce am livrat racheta cu succes la inginerii de la testare, ne-am luat covorul \u0219i am dat s\u0103 plec\u0103m. La poart\u0103 \u00eens\u0103, paznicii vigilen\u021bi nu voiau s\u0103 ne lase s\u0103 ie\u0219im cu covorul. \u201dDe unde l-a\u021bi luat?\u201d \u201dAm venit cu el, nu ne-a\u021bi v\u0103zut?\u201d Ne-am zb\u0103tut mult s\u0103 sc\u0103p\u0103m de acolo cu covor cu tot.<\/p>
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