Aurel Vlaicu
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Aurel Vlaicu(19 November 1882 – 13 September 1913) was a Romanian engineer, inventor, airplane builder and pilot.[1][2][3]
We have him as an Engineer, yes, addressed at Strada Sculpturei No. 22, Bukarest, Kingdom of Roumania.[4]
He was born in the village of Bencenc (Binţinţi) in Transylvania, Austro-Hungarian Empire (renamed Aurel Vlaicu in 1927), now part of Geoagiu, Romania. He attended a Calvinist high school in Orăştie (renamed "Liceul Aurel Vlaicu" in his honor in 1919) and took his Baccalaureate in Sibiu in 1902. He was a high school colleague of Petru Groza, and in Sibiu became friends with Octavian Goga. Vlaicu furthered his studies at the Technical University of Budapest, Hungary, and at the Technische Hochschule München in Germany, earning his engineer's diploma in 1907.[5][6]
Between 1907 and 1908 Vlaicu served in the Austro-Hungarian Navy, and on September 1, 1908 he took an engineer's position with the Opel car factory in Rüsselsheim.[7][8]
He had a pilot's license issued in Austria.[9]
The countries listed in the report below are reflective of Vlaicu's education, his nationality, addresses in the context of patents filed, and the national and-or imperial designations of the time. AH per se is relevant, though there may never have been a per se Autro-Hungarian imperial patent office.
Patents whose inventor or applicant is Aurel Vlaicu
- Patent HU-1910-59091 (English title: Flying machine with an arrow-like body, Filing date: 1910-11-10)
- Patent FR-1910-422554 (English title: Airplane with an arrow-like body, Supplementary to patent: Patent HU-1910-59091, Filing date: 1910-11-15)
- Patent GB-1910-26658 (English title: Improved flying machine, Supplementary to patent: Patent HU-1910-59091, Filing date: 1910-11-16)
Publications by or about Aurel Vlaicu
- Vlaicu, 1913, Aurel Vlaicu (Simple title: Aurel Vlaicu, Journal: Wien. Luftsch. Zeit.)
- Österreichische Flug-Zeitschrift, 1914, IV. Österreischisher Luftschiffertag (Simple title: Fourth Austrian Airship Day, Journal: Österreichische Flug-Zeitschrift)
References
- ↑ Aurel Vlaicu on English Wikipedia
- ↑ Ralph S. Cooper, D.V.M. "Aurel Vlaicu". Earlyaviators.com. Retrieved 2014-02-07
- ↑ Gheorghiu, Constantin C. (1960). Aurel Vlaicu, Un precursor al aviatiei romanesti [Aurel Vlaicu, A precursor of Romanian Aviation] (in Romanian) (1st ed.)
- ↑ Patent HU-1910-59091
- ↑ Aurel Vlaicu on English Wikipedia
- ↑ Gheorghiu, 1960, p.21-27
- ↑ Aurel Vlaicu on English Wikipedia
- ↑ "Aurel Vlaicu a lucrat pentru Opel – Documente oficiale (Aurel Vlaicu worked for Opel)", stildeviata.com, archived from the original on 2015-01-10. Retrieved 2015-01-10
- ↑ Aurel Vlaicu on English Wikipedia
| Names | Aurel Vlaicu |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 19 November 1882 |
| Death date | 13 September 1913 |
| Countries | RO, AT, AH, HU, DE |
| Locations | Bucharest |
| Occupations | Engineer |
| Tech areas | Airplane, Wings, Gliders, Heavier-than-air, Propellers, Aerodynamics, Design |
| Affiliations | |
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