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Traian Vuia

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Romanian aviation pioneer (1872-1950)

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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.

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Traian Vuia in his Vuia I flying machine in 1906Traian Vuia in his Vuia I flying machine in 1906A postcard of Vuia and his 1907 airplane Vuia II, shown here with folded wingsA postcard of Vuia and his 1907 airplane Vuia II, shown here with folded wingsVuia helicopter 1918Vuia helicopter 1918Vuia's tomb at Bellu CemeteryVuia's tomb at Bellu Cemetery

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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 also designed helicopters.

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France
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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1872 to 1950 · aged 78
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