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Giovanni Magnani (''fl.'' 1913) was a B. Benea, ''Romanian aviation pioneers''
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Romania
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n-Italia
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n entrepreneur who lived in Bucharest
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at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1911 he fabricated a set of propellers for '' A Vlaicu II'' airplane, thus becoming the first propeller manufacturer in Southeast Europe
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Before meeting Vlaicu, Magnani built around 1910 in Bucharest an ornithopter
An ornithopter (from Greek ''ornis, ornith-'' "bird" and ''pteron'' "wing") is an aircraft that flies by flapping its wings. Designers sought to imitate the flapping-wing flight of birds, bats, and insects. Though machines may differ in form, th ...
that never flew./ref> After Vlaicu's death, one of the two aircraft on order from for
Marconi Company
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was completed by Magnani and Constantin Silisteanu, and was tested in 1914 by pilot Petre Macavei on Cotroceni airfield.
See also
*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, Aust ...
* A Vlaicu II
* Husqvarna Motorcycles
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The company began producing motorcycles in 19 ...
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