Trajan Vuia
Traian Vuia or Trajan Vuia (August 17, 1872 – September 3, 1950) was a Romanian aero-inventor who designed, built and tested the first tractor monoplane. He was the first to demonstrate that a flying machine could rise into the air by running on wheels on an ordinary road.[1] He is credited with a powered hop of 11 m (36 ft) made on March 18, 1906, and he later claimed a powered hop of 24 m (79 ft).[2][3] Though unsuccessful in sustained flight, Vuia's invention influenced Louis Blériot in terms of monoplane design.[4] Later, Vuia also designed helicopters.[5]
We have him located in Paris, département Seine, France.[6]
We have him located at least at one point in Neuilly, France.[7] There are three cities or towns of this name, each in a different département, not to mention a multitude of towns beginning with “Neuilly-”.
We have later located within département Seine-et-Oise, France, and as filing in collaboration with Charles Philippart.[8] This collaboration does not seem to have been recurring.
A French citizen from 1918, Vuia led the Romanians (especially Transylvanians) of France in the Resistance during World War II. He returned to Romania just before his death in 1950.[9][10]
See:
Traia Vuia History Early Aviators retrieved 14 October 14 2010
(Further patents are fairly likely, particularly regarding AT and HU.)
Patents whose inventor or applicant is Trajan Vuia
- Patent FR-1903-332106 (English title: Automobile airplane, that is, having foldable wings, Filing date: 1903-05-15)
- Patent BE-1907-200682 (English title: Aeroplane with foldable wings, Supplementary to patent: Patent FR-1903-332106, Filing date: 1907-06-11)
- Patent HU-1908-47071 (English title: Closed-circuit hot air plane -or- Closed-circuit hot air machine, Filing date: 1908-12-18)
- Patent FR-1913-474215 (English title: System of high-yield aerial lifting and propelling wings, Filing date: 1913-11-07)
- Patent FR-1918-516364 (English title: Improvements to means of propulsion, traction and lift, Filing date: 1918-02-25)
- Patent NL-1919-6592 (English title: Air propeller, Filing date: 1919-02-25)
Publications by or about Trajan Vuia
- Vuia, 1906, Nouveaux essais de l'aéroplane Vuia (Simple title: New tests of the Vuia airplane, Journal: L'Aérophile)
- Vuia, 1906, L'aéroplane Vuia (Simple title: The Vuia airplane, Journal: La Rev. Aviat.)
- Publication 354, 1906, Aeroplano Vuia (Simple title: Vuia aeroplane, Journal: Boll. Soc. Aer. Ital.)
- Publication 12573, 1906, Vuias Drachenflieger (Simple title: Vuias hang glider, Journal: Wien. Luftsch. Zeit.)
- Vuia, 1907, Les expériences de l'aéroplane Vuia (Simple title: The experiences of the Vuia airplane, Journal: L'Aérophile)
- Cléry, 1908, Portraits d'aviateurs contemporains. Trajan Vuia (Simple title: Portraits of contemporary aviators. Trajan Vuia, Journal: L'Aérophile)
References
- ↑ Chanute, Octave (October 1907). "Pending European Experiments in Flying". The American Aeronaut and Aerostatist. 1: 13
- ↑ Mola, Roger A (August 2009), "The Birthplaces of Aviation. It didn't all happen at Kitty Hawk", Air & Space Magazine
- ↑ Angelucci,E. and Matricardi, P.; "World Aircraft: Origins–World War 1", Sampson Low (1977)]
- ↑ Gibbs-Smith, Charles Harvard (1965). The world's first aeroplane flights (1903–1908) and earlier attempts to fly. Her Majesty's Stationery Office. p. 31
- ↑ Traian Vuia on English Wikipedia
- ↑ Patent BE-1907-200682
- ↑ Patent HU-1908-47071
- ↑ Patent FR-1913-474215
- ↑ Orna 1956, p. 366
- ↑ Traian Vuia on English Wikipedia
| Names | Trajan Vuia; Traian Vuia; Vuia Traján |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 1872-08-17 |
| Death date | 1950-09-03 |
| Countries | BE, FR, HU, NL, RO |
| Locations | Neuilly, France |
| Occupations | Engineer |
| Tech areas | Tractor, Monoplane, Airplane, Helicopter |
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