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Traian Vuia – the Romanian aviation pioneer

16 February 2024 Jacek Domański

On 16th February 1903, Romanian inventor and aviation pioneer, Traian Vuia, presented his concept of the flying machine, described as the ´aeroplane-car´, to the French Academy of Science. In July of previous year, Vuia decided […]

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16 February 1903 – Traian Vuia presents his concept of the flying machine to French Academy of Science

15 February 2024 Jacek Domański

On 16th February 1903, Romanian inventor and aviation pioneer, Traian Vuia, presented his concept of the flying machine, described as the ´aeroplane-car´, to the French Academy of Science. Regrettably, his idea was rejected with the […]

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25 September 1903 – Orville and Wilbur Wright

25 September 2020 Kacper Kolibowski

The Wright brothers arrived at Kitty Hawk, to perform the further flights with their 1902 Wright Glider. On 25 September 1903, the brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright came to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, to carry […]

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17 December 1903 – an aeroplane was born

17 December 2019 Jacek Domański

An aeroplane was born. On 17th December 1903, near Kill Devil Hills in the vicinity of Kitty Hawk in North Carolina, for the first time in history a heavier-than-air powered aircraft, successfully took from the […]

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