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has a rich tradition in

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. At the beginning of the 20th century, pioneers such as

Henri Coandă Henri Marie Coandă (; 7 June 1886 – 25 November 1972)''Flight'' 1973 was a Romanian inventor, aerodynamics pioneer, and builder of an experimental aircraft, the Coandă-1910 described by Coandă in the mid-1950s as the world's first jet, a co ...

Aurel Vlaicu Aurel Vlaicu (; 19 November 1882 – 13 September 1913) was a Romanian engineer, inventor, airplane constructor and early pilot.Gheorghiu, 1960 Early years and education Aurel Vlaicu was born in the village of Binținți in Transylvania, Aus ...

Traian Vuia 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 ...

and

George Valentin Bibescu George III Valentin, Prince Bibescu (; 22 March 1880, Bucharest – 2 July 1941, Bucharest) was a Romanian early aviation pioneer and automobile enthusiast. Family His parents were George Bibescu (son of Gheorghe Bibescu) and Valentine de Riquet ...

made important contributions to early aviation history, building revolutionary aeroplanes and contributing to the international scene. In the present, the Romanian Civil Aeronautical Authority oversees all aviation activities.

History

Pioneers

was a

n aristocrat who became an early aviation pioneer and international figure. He flew a balloon named "Romania" brought from France 1905. Later he tried to teach himself how to fly a

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airplane, also brought from France, but without success. After Louis Blériot's demonstrative flights in Bucharest on October 18, 1909, Bibescu went to Paris and enrolled in Blériot's flying school where, in 1910, he obtained International Pilot License number 20. After returning from France, Bibescu organized the

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where and

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were licensed. On May 5, 1912, he founded the Romanian National Aeronautic League. Bibescu would later be instrumental in founding the

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(FAI), the international regulatory body for aeronautics. Between 1927 and 1930 he was its vice-president, and becoming president in 1930 and remaining so until 1941. Vuia I - 1906 (3)

was a Romanian inventor and aviation pioneer. He constructed his first powered, fixed wing aircraft with wheeled undercarriage and in 1906 he flew short hops in it at

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near

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, France. On March 18 he flew about 12 metres at a height of 1 foot, and on 19 August he flew for 24 metres. Although unsuccessful at true flight, Vuia's aircraft has been credited as "the first man-carrying monoplane of basically modern configuration" and influenced the more successful Brazilian pioneer

Alberto Santos-Dumont Alberto Santos-Dumont (Santos Dumont, Minas Gerais, Palmira, 20 July 1873 — Guarujá, 23 July 1932) was a Brazilian aeronaut, sportsman, inventor, and one of the few people to have contributed significantly to the early development of both l ...

. Gibbs-Smith, Charles Harvard (3 April 1959
"Hops and Flights"
''Flight.'' p. 469 Vuia went on to experiment with another monoplane and two helicopters but none was successful.

was born in

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, then part of

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. Having constructed a glider with his brother, he moved to the

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in 1909. His first aircraft, the ''

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'', was constructed at the Army Arsenal at Bucharest and first flown on 17 June 1910, a day still celebrated in Romania as National Aviation Day. Vlaicu later constructed two more aircraft, fatally crashing the second in 1913 while trying to cross the

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before the third had flown. His dream of crossing the Carpathians in flight was fulfilled by

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Ioan Peneș on 1 September 1916.

exhibited the Coanda-1910 at the Second International Aeronautical Exhibition in

around October 1910, and built his first flying aircraft in 1911. Later he worked in the UK to design aircraft, a number of Bristol T.B.8 and

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being purchased by the Romanian Army and Government. Coandă continued to research in a variety of fields. He is most famous for discovering the Coanda effect in aerodynamics and fluidics.

Early military aviation

The

Romanian Army The Romanian Land Forces ( ro, Forțele Terestre Române) is the army of Romania, and the main component of the Romanian Armed Forces. In recent years, full professionalisation and a major equipment overhaul have transformed the nature of the Lan ...

took an interest in aviation from the earliest days, facilitating the construction of the ''Vlaicu I'' in 1910. The next year the Army formed the Aviation Group, which over the next few years constructed Farman biplanes under license and also acquired two Blériot monoplanes, several Bristol-Coandă monoplanes and Two Morane Type F monoplanes. On 1 April 1913 it became the Military Aeronautics Service (), the Corps of Permanent Airmen () was also established on this date. Three months later they engaged in reconnaissance sorties over the

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n border at the start of the

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.Green and Swanborough (1971). The

Romanian Air Corps The Romanian Air Corps or Aviation Corps (RAC) ( ro, Corpul de Aviație) was the air arm of the Romanian army until the formation of the Romanian Air Force. It was established on 1 April 1913 as the Military Aeronautics Service () and subordina ...

was established on 15 September 1915, at a time during the

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when Romania was still neutral. That same year, even before Romania joined the Western Powers in 1916, it was supplied with 44 aircraft by France. During the ensuing defeat of Romanian forces, the Air Corps was chronically short of serviceable aircraft and supplies and was reorganised several times. After the World War, the Air Corps again saw action in the 1919 campaign to secure Transylvania from Hungary. By then the Air Corps was in a sorry state, but following the collapse of the Hungarian communist regime the Air Corps gained 150 captured aircraft. From then on the air arm grew steadily, being reorganized in 1924 into the ''Aeronautica Regală Română'' (Romanian Royal Aeronautics). Further aircraft were acquired from France and licensed production was set up at various centres. By the early 1930s Romanian aviation began producing more native designs and types such as the

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, SET XV,

IAR 14 The IAR 14 is a Romanian low-wing monoplane fighter-trainer aircraft designed before World War II. Design and development After rejection of IAR 12, Romanian officials did not want to discourage eventual national aircraft production. Therefore, ...

and

IAR 15 The IAR 15 was a low-wing monoplane fighter designed in Romania in 1933. The IAR 15 was designed by Elie Carafoli for the Romanian Air Force. It was a lightly armed low-wing cantilever monoplane with a radial engine, fixed undercarriage and op ...

fighters. However these were not yet judged adequate and for a period front line fighter squadrons were equipped with Polish PZL fighters, examples of which were both purchased and manufactured. In the late 1930s the ARR also significantly developed its bombing capabilities and the

IAR 37 The IAR 37 was a 1930s Romanian reconnaissance or light bomber aircraft built by Industria Aeronautică Română. Development The IAR 37 prototype was flown for the first time in 1937 to meet a requirement for a tactical bombing and reconnaissan ...

light reconnaissance bomber went into production. As

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loomed in 1939, Romania found itself in a precarious position and made many treaties with its neighbours. One result of this was a change of supplier; a number of German aircraft were procured and IAR licensed production of the Junkers Jumo 211Da aero engine. In response Britain began supplying frontline aircraft, although only a few

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arrived in the few days left before hostilities would begin.

World War II

Following the outbreak of war and the German invasion of Poland, over 100 surviving aircraft of the Polish Air Force joined the FARR. However the increasing aggressiveness of the Axis powers Germany and Russia forced Romania to join them. Through 1940 and '41 the German presence and influence grew strongly. In June 1941, with the FARR operational strength at 504 aircraft, Romania joined Germany in the attack on the Soviet Union and the FARR was committed heavily in support. In March 1942 deliveries of the

IAR 80 The IAR 80 was a Romanian World War II low-wing monoplane, all-metal monocoque fighter and ground-attack aircraft. When it first flew, in 1939, it was comparable to contemporary designs being deployed by the airforces of the most advanced milita ...

fighter began, and both this type and its derivative the

IAR 81 The IAR 80 was a Romanian World War II low-wing monoplane, all-metal monocoque fighter and ground-attack aircraft. When it first flew, in 1939, it was comparable to contemporary designs being deployed by the airforces of the most advanced milit ...

joined front line operations. Following a long and bloody campaign, by the summer of 1943 emphasis was beginning to switch to the air defence of Romania and especially the oil wells and refineries which supplied Germany, the FARR giving a good account of itself during the American

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bombing raids. By now the FARR was operating a great mix of aircraft types, including more than 80 types of trainer. On 20 August 1944 the Soviets invaded Romania. Following a brief period of confusion, Romania changed sides and, once more allied with the Soviet Union, turned against its German occupiers. Although by now possessing less than 200 operational aircraft, the FARR joined in the attack on German forces. Despite chaotic conditions, exacerbated by the Soviet demand for Romanian mechanics to maintain their aircraft, IAR continued a low level of manufacture and the FARR began to rebuild its strength. But then in 1945 operations over Slovakia and against German and Hungarian forces reduced its strength once again, having just 10 operational combat squadrons remaining by the end of the war.

Postwar

In 1947 Romania became a republic and its air arm changed its name to the ''Forțele Aeriene ale Republicii Populare România'', the Air Forces of the Romanian People's Republic or FR-RPR. From 1948 greater cooperation with Soviet forces began with the introduction of the Yakovlev Yak-11 trainer, and the ageing combat fleet progressively supplemented and replaced by more modern Soviet types. The first jet fighter arrived in the 1950s, in the form of the

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. A process of expansion and modernization continued, and accelerated after Romania joined the

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in 1955. The supersonic age arrived during this period, with the introduction of the

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. The expansion stopped after the withdrawal of the last Soviet forces in 1964, and the FR-RPR ended its participation in Warsaw Pact exercises. 1965 saw the introduction not only of the Soviet

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fighter but also the Czech

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jet trainer. 1966 saw yet another name change accompanying Romania's establishment of a Socialist Republic, to the ''Forțele Aeriene ale Republicii Socialiste România'' – the Air Forces of the Romanian Socialist Republic or FR-RSR. The new FR-RSR went on to maintain and modernize its fleet, including the introduction of a variety of Mil helicopters, some of them Polish-built. In the 1970s Romania began once more to develop its own military aircraft including a joint Yugoslav-Romanian attack aircraft built in Romania as the

IAR-93 Vultur The Avioane Craiova IAR-93 Vultur (''Eagle'') is a twinjet, subsonic, close support, ground attack and tactical reconnaissance aircraft with secondary capability as low level interceptor. Built as single-seat main attack version or combat capa ...

, and the IAR-99 Șoim trainer – the first jet of wholly Romanian design. Helicopters such as the

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and

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were built under license from

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, and the ROMBAC 1-11 passenger aircraft under license from

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Astronautics

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is the only Romanian astronaut who participated in a space mission (

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– May 14, 1981).

Romanian air transport operators

Flag carrier

Active Romanian carriers

Former Romanian carriers

* Acvila Air * Alfa Air Services * Angel Airlines * Dac Air * Jaro International * Jetran Air *

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Airports in Romania

Romania has a well-developed airport infrastructure compared to other countries in

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, but still underdeveloped compared to Western countries standards. There are 16 commercial airports in service today, most of them opened for international traffic. Four of the airports (OTP, BBU, TSR, CND) have runways of in length and are capable of handling

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. Six of the airports (BCM, CRA, IAS, SBZ, SCV, SUJ) have runways of in length, while the rest of them have runways of in length. In 2011, air traffic reached 10.7 million passengers, 5.1% more than the previous year when there were 10.2 million people flying by plane.Romania: Air traffic to grow by 5 percent in 2011, up to 10.7 million passengers
at aviationnews.us

Manufacturing

The industrial facilities for aircraft building and maintenance are located in

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( Aerostar),

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(

Industria Aeronautică Română Industria Aeronautică Română (IAR) (now IAR S.A. Brașov) or Romanian Aeronautic Industry in English, is a Romanian aerospace manufacturer. It is based in Ghimbav, near Brașov, Romania. IAR was founded in 1925 with the aid of the Romanian g ...

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(

Avioane Craiova Avioane Craiova S.A. ("Craiova Airplanes" in English) is an aeronautical company based in Ghercești, near Craiova, Romania. It has been involved in the manufacture of various military aircraft, including the IAR-93 Vultur ground-attack fighter ...

) and

(

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, Turbomecanica).

Future development

Following the ascending curve of the economy growth, the air transportation in Romania experiences a favorable trend.

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is the Romanian airline with the most spectacular growth; the national carrier TAROM is recovering from a difficult period at the beginning of the 2000s, 2004 being the first profitable year in the last 10 years, but with a price: the cancellation of the long-haul flights to

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and

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. In 2006 the company started a fleet update program with the acquisition of 4 new

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airplanes, 2 new

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turboprops in 2009 and two new Boeing 737-800 NG in 2017. The first Romanian low-cost airline, Blue Air, is going through a development phase, while other low-cost airlines are ready to start their operations. There are many investment projects also in airport infrastructure: the upgrading of the existing airports (major rehabilitation programs for OTP, TSR, CLJ, CND, the airports with the most significant traffic growth) and the construction of three new airports in

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(a 600,000 inhabitants urban area without airport access) and

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(Southern Transylvania). Currently (dec. 2006) the most advanced project is the construction of the new Brașov Airportbr>
the construction site opening was planned for March 2007 but construction was halted. Construction restarted in April 2013. The project consists of a 1 mil. passengers/year terminal and a runway of 2,800 m long.

Cultural significance

National Aviation Day is celebrated on 17 June, the anniversary of Aurel Vlaicu's first flight. Early pioneer aircraft have appeared on postage stamps, and Vlaicu on a bank note.

References

Notes

Bibliography

*Green, W. and Swanborough, G. (ed.); "Oil Well Top Cover – Sixty Years of Rumanian Military Aviation", ''Air Enthusiast'' Vol.1 No.1 (June 1971) Pages 25–35, 43.

External links

Romanian Airports AssociationROMATSA – Romanian Traffic Services AdministrationRomanian Space Agency
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