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Giovanni Magnani (''fl.'' 1913) was a B. Benea, ''Romanian aviation pioneers''
/ref> After Vlaicu's death, one of the two aircraft on order from for
Romania
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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
The A Vlaicu II was the second powered airplane designed and built by Aurel Vlaicu.
Design and development
The construction of ''A. Vlaicu Nr. II'' was started in December 1910 at the ''Școala de Arte și Meserii'' (Arts and Crafts ...
'' 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 language, 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 dif ...
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 Bințințiencenc in Transylvan ...
* A Vlaicu II
The A Vlaicu II was the second powered airplane designed and built by Aurel Vlaicu.
Design and development
The construction of ''A. Vlaicu Nr. II'' was started in December 1910 at the ''Școala de Arte și Meserii'' (Arts and Crafts ...
* A Vlaicu III
The A Vlaicu III was the world's first metal-built aircraft, designed and built in Romania prior to World War I. It was the third powered aircraft designed by pioneering Romanian aviator Aurel Vlaicu.
Design and development
Engineer and invento ...
* Husqvarna Motorcycles
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The company began producing m ...
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