Traian Vuia, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Traian Vuia

Romanian aviation pioneer

Date of Birth: 17-Aug-1872

Place of Birth: Traian Vuia, Timiș County, Romania

Date of Death: 03-Sep-1950

Profession: lawyer, engineer, inventor, aircraft pilot, aerospace engineer, aeronautical engineer

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Traian Vuia or Trajan Vuia (Romanian pronunciation: [tra'jan 'vuja]; 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.