Henri Coanda
Henri Coanda
Henri Marie Coandă; 7 June 1886 – 25 November 1972) 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 controversial claim disputed by some and supported by others. He invented a great number of devices, designed a "flying saucer" and discovered the Coandă effect of fluid dynamics...
NationalityRomanian
ProfessionPilot
Date of Birth7 June 1886
CountryRomania
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In my opinion, we should search for a completely different flying machine, based on other flying principles.
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I imagine a future aircraft, which will take off vertically, fly as usual, and land vertically. This flying machine should have no moving parts. This idea came from the huge power of cyclones.