Traian Vuia

Traian Vuia or Trajan Vuia (Romanian pronunciation: [traˈjan ˈvuja]; August 17, 1872 – September 3, 1950) was a Romanian inventor and aviation pioneer who designed, built and tested a tractor configuration monoplane. Some sources claim that he made a powered hop of 11 metres (36 feet) on March 18, 1906 and he later made a powered hop of 24 metres (79 feet). Though unsuccessful in sustained flight, Vuia's invention influenced Louis Blériot in designing monoplanes. Later, Vuia also designed helicopters.A French citizen since 1918, Vuia was also a great patriot, leading the Romanians (especially Transylvanians) of France in the resistance during World War II. He returned to Romania in 1950.

Personal facts

Traian Vuia
Birth dateAugust 17, 1872
Birth place
Austria-Hungary
Date of deathSeptember 03, 1950
Place of death
Romania , Bucharest

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  1. http://books.google.com/books?id=hxEOAQAAIAAJ
  2. http://fly.historicwings.com/2013/02/the-traan-vuia-1
  3. http://worldwide.espacenet.com/searchResults?query=Trajan+Vuia
  4. http://www.century-of-flight.net/Aviation%20history/aviation%20timeline/1906.htm
  5. http://www.earlyaviators.com/evuia.htm
  6. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1956/1956%20-%200367.html