Traian Vuia, pioneer of aviation

Traian vuia – one of the first romanian pioneers of aviation

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.

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Traian Vuia was born on the 7th of August 1872 in Surducu Micvillage, today namedTraian Vuia in his memory, from Timis county;

During high school, he built “a machine with wings”;

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He went to PolitechnicSchool 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.

BibliogrPHY 3 Ambitious, he

manufactured Vuia 1

glider (1906) with the

help of his friends

from Lugoj;

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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;

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In the spring of

1907 he improved

the flying

machine - Vuia 2,

which he

presented at the

opening of the

first airshow in

Paris;

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In 1908 he

graduated the

university in

Paris and took

his degree as a

mechanical

engineer;

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In the fall of 1950,

on the 2nd of

September, he died

and was buried in

Bellu cemetery

from Bucharest,

Romania

“THE BAT” - Vuia1

THE DESIGN OF Vuia 2 FLYING MACHINE

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;

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.

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.

Traian vuia AIRPORT- timisoaratimis county

AIRPLANE MODEL(scaLE1:1) SITUATED in FRONT OF Timisoara AIRPORT

traian vuia MUSEUMIn 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.

celebrating100 YEARS SINCE THE FIRST real FLIGHT IN THE WORLD

Anniversary Medals - 2 September 2006

- 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