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Traian Vuia, pioneer of aviation
1. Traian vuia – one of the first romanian pioneers of aviation
2. TRAIAN VUIA
The first man who lifted from the ground with a flying
machine heavier than air.
“I do not work for my own glory, but for the glory of
the human genius” said Traian Vuia.
3. BibliogrPHY 1
Traian Vuia was born
on the 7th of August
1872 in Surducu Mic
village, today
namedTraian Vuia in
his memory, from
Timis county;
During high school,
he built “a machine
with wings”;
4. BibliogrPHY 2
He went to Politechnic
School from Budapest
to study, then he
transferred to the Law
School, where he took
his PhD;
In 1903 he went to
Paris and presented in
front of the Science
Academy his project
regarding flying with
the glider machine.
6. BibliogrPHY 4
On the18th of March
1906, in Paris, he
succeeded in
performing the first
flight in the history
of aviation, with an
aircraft which rose
into the air all by its
own propulsion;
7. BibliogrPHY 5
In the spring of
1907 he improved
the flying
machine - Vuia 2,
which he
presented at the
opening of the
first airshow in
Paris;
8. BibliogrPHY 6
In 1908 he
graduated the
university in
Paris and took
his degree as a
mechanical
engineer;
9. BibliogrPHY 7
In the fall of 1950,
on the 2nd of
September, he died
and was buried in
Bellu cemetery
from Bucharest,
Romania
12. HIS important CONTRIBUTION TO WORLWIDE
AVIATION 1
Vuia built the first
airplane in the world
which took off using
only dashboard
means (it lifted all by
itself);
It was the first
monoplane in the
world, wing up type,
which actually flew;
13. HIS important CONTRIBUTION TO WORLWIDE
AVIATION 2
He designed a
completely metallic
construction, except
the cloth of the
wings, which was
realized using steel
tubes, linked
through metallic nut.
14. HIS important CONTRIBUTION TO WORLWIDE
AVIATION 3
He designed an
airplane with folding
wings as a fan,
along the fuselage;
It was the first
airplane ever built
with only one
propeller;
- It had a landing gear
with tires.
17. traian vuia MUSEUM
In April 2012, Traian Vuia Museum from his birthplace (Traian Vuia village
named proudly after the great pioneer of aviation) opened its gates for the
visitors for the first tame with the occasion of celebrating 100 years since his
death.
19. - Between 1918-1922 - he designed 2 types of
helicopters;
- In 1925 – he invented the steam generator which
was used afterwards at the future heating systems;
- He was the representative of the National Board of
Romanians from Transilvania and Banat at the Peace
Conference which took place in Paris in 1919;
- He was appointed Honorary Member of the
Romanian Academy in1946.
traian vuia’S OTHER activitIES
