Henri Coandă
Henri Marie Coandă (Romanian pronunciation: [ɑ̃ˈri ˈko̯andə] ⓘ; 7 June 1886 – 25 November 1972) 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.
Henri Coandă | |
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Coandă at a meeting with Nicolae Ceaușescu in 1967 | |
| Born | Henri Marie Coandă 7 June 1886 |
| Died | 25 November 1972 (aged 86) Bucharest, Socialist Republic of Romania |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Alma mater | Technical University of 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.
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