by George IGNAT | Nov 11, 2017 | Aviation and Astronautics
Where and When Smaranda Brăescu was born? She was born in the village of Hânţeşti, Buciumeni commune, in the present-day Galați County. It is very vague, many say on May 21, 1897, but as an example, on her student grades book it is mentioned May 23, 1904. We...
by George IGNAT | Nov 10, 2017 | Aviation and Astronautics
Romanian engineers have contributed in the early days of aeronautics, since the 20th century, to the development of this field. An example of this is the Romanian engineer of Bessarabian origin Teodor Gârneț. Teodor Gârneț was born on 19 April 1911 in Roşu –...
by George IGNAT | Nov 8, 2017 | Aviation and Astronautics
Born in the fall of 1882, on November 19th, Aurel Vlaicu remains a prominent figure in the history of Romania due to his brilliant mind which led him to being the builder of the first Romanian airplane. He was an engineer, inventor, airplane constructor and early...
by George IGNAT | Nov 8, 2017 | Aviation and Astronautics
The Scientist Dumitru Brumarescu and The Unfortunate Destiny of His Inventions A three-propeller airplane, a rescue booth for submarine personnel, a car-sled and automatic coupling device for railway wagons are just some of the inventions of Dumitru...
by George IGNAT | Nov 8, 2017 | Aviation and Astronautics
Introduction Romania has a strong aeronautic tradition dating back to the beginning of the 20th century. In the early days of aviation, three Romanians left their mark on the world’s aviation history: Traian Vuia, Aurel Vlaicu and Henri Coandă. All three of them built...
