Henri Coandă
Romanian inventor (1886–1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Henri Marie Coandă (Romanian pronunciation: [ɑ̃ˈri ˈko̯andə] ⓘ; 7 June 1886 – 25 November 1972)[1] was a Romanian inventor, aerodynamics pioneer, and builder of an experimental aircraft, the Coandă-1910, which never flew. He invented a great number of devices, designed a "flying saucer" and discovered the Coandă effect of fluid dynamics.[2]
Henri Coandă | |
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Born | Henri Marie Coandă (1886-06-07)7 June 1886 |
Died | 25 November 1972(1972-11-25) (aged 86) Bucharest, Socialist Republic of Romania |
Nationality | Romanian |
Alma mater | Technische Universität Berlin Montefiore Institute |
Occupation(s) | Engineer, physicist, inventor |
Known for | Coandă effect, aeronautical engineering |
Parent(s) | Constantin Coandă (father) Aida Danet (mother) |
In the 1950s, Coandă inflated his importance in aviation history, describing falsely how he had invented the air-breathing jet engine and incorporated that design into the Coandă-1910 aircraft. However, his ducted engine design, the "turbo-propulseur", was described in its patent as working the same way with either water or air running through.[3][4]