Traian Vuia
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Traian Vuia
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Traian Vuia or Trajan Vuia 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 18 March, 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 a
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Romanian inventor and aviation pioneer (1872–1950)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traian_Vuia
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2003-08-20T15:23:57Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T02:27:54Z
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