The History of Traian Vuia - The first Heavier-than-air Monoplane Unassisted Takeoff in Aviation

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Traian Vuia or Trajan Vuia (August 17, 1872 – September 3, 1950) was a Romanian inventor and aviation pioneer 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. 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). Though unsuccessful in sustained flight, Vuia's invention influenced Louis Blériot in designing monoplanes. Later, Vuia also designed helicopters. 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.

0:00:00 - intro
0:00:13 - Summary
0:01:09 - Education and early career
0:03:10 - Flying experiments
0:07:40 - Documentation
0:08:30 - Later career
0:08:44 - Legacy
0:09:24 - outro

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