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Traian Vuia

1872 - 1950

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Traian Vuia or Trajan Vuia (Romanian pronunciation: [traˈjan ˈvuja]; 17 August 1872 – 3 September 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 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Traian Vuia is the 221st most popular inventor (down from 187th in 2019), the 197th most popular biography from Romania (down from 147th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Romanian Inventor.

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Among INVENTORS

Among inventors, Traian Vuia ranks 221 out of 426. Before him are Slavoljub Eduard Penkala, David Schwarz, Narcís Monturiol, David Edward Hughes, Shigeo Shingo, and Jethro Tull. After him are Carl Wilhelm Siemens, Oskar Barnack, Melvil Dewey, Elihu Thomson, Hubert Cecil Booth, and Lillian Moller Gilbreth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1872, Traian Vuia ranks 83. Before him are Morris Travers, Reginald Doherty, George S. Robertson, Henri Masson, Joseph Taylor Robinson, and Princess Joséphine Caroline of Belgium. After him are Miguel Cabanellas, Heber Doust Curtis, Akhmet Baitursynov, Marian Smoluchowski, Aleksandër Stavre Drenova, and Jaan Teemant. Among people deceased in 1950, Traian Vuia ranks 84. Before him are Lev Berg, Shigenori Tōgō, Sami al-Hinnawi, Kurt Schmitt, Adolf Wiklund, and Gustaf John Ramstedt. After him are Nikolai Luzin, Yi Kwang-su, Aliya bint Ali, Ulrich Graf, Alan Hale Sr., and Joanni Perronet.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Traian Vuia ranks 197 out of 844. Before him are Constantin Dăscălescu (1923), Olha Kobylianska (1863), Lucian Blaga (1895), Ecaterina Oancia (1954), Patriarch Daniel of Romania (1951), and Adrian Mutu (1979). After him are Mihail Sebastian (1907), Ileana Cotrubaș (1939), Eva Mozes Kor (1934), Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu (1887), Richard Wurmbrand (1909), and Alexander I Aldea (1397).

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Among INVENTORS In Romania

Among inventors born in Romania, Traian Vuia ranks 3. Before him are Henri Coandă (1886), and Orban (1404). After him are Petrache Poenaru (1799).

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