Following HENRI COANDA The period 1879-1914 was one of stability
and progress for Romania. The development of economy, education and
culture strengthened the process of the arising of the
intellectuals who played an important role in the socio-political
life. Henri Coanda was born on the 7th June 1886 in Bucharest.
Slide 2 Henri Coanda spent most of his childhood at his
grandparents from Perisor, making trips to Calafat and Craiova on a
regular basis, to visit the family properties. Perisor The Henri
Coanda Museum Slide 3 Bucharest, 1890 The Theatre Square Bucharest
It was first documentary certified in 1459. In 1859 it becomes the
capital of Romania. It has changed ever since, being the centre of
the artistic and cultural life. At the end of the 19 century the
French influence is strongly felt in the Romanian culture. Slide 4
The impressive Ionic columns, the mosaic inserts and giants frescos
displaying the greatest moments from Romanias history are just a
few characteristics of the Romanian Atheneum, the symbol of our
capital and one of the architectural jewels of the country. The
richness of the ornaments and mosaic bewilders the onlooker and the
music bewilders the listener. The Atheneum has wonderful acoustics
and it hosts the concerts of the George Enescu Philharmonic
Orchestra. The Romanian Atheneum 2010 Slide 5 The Triumph Arch, the
Mass-Media Center, the University Square and the House of the
Parliament are just a few places one can visit and admire in
Bucharest. Slide 6 Henri Coanda graduated from the Petrache Poenaru
School then the Sf. Sava Highschool in Bucharest. St. Sava
Highschool Unfortunately one can not visit Henri Coandas memorial
house because a foreign embassy carries its work in that place.
Slide 7 He goes to Military Highschool in Iasi. He graduates in
1903 as sergeant major and he continues his studies at the School
of Artillery and Marine in Bucharest. Iasi Slide 8 The University
Al.I.Cuza, the oldest in the country- at the beginning of the 20th
century The city of Iasi is the main city of the Iasi county and
the most important urban centre from the N-E of Romania. Iasi was
the capital of Moldavia between 1564 and 1859, one of the two
capitals of the United Principalities between 1859 and 1862 and the
capital of Romania between 1916-1918. Iasi, at the beginning of the
20th century Slide 9 The Palace of Culture, Iasi The Hall of the
voivodes on the 1st floor exhibits the portraits of the voivodes of
Moldavia and the kings of Romania. There is also the Henri Coanda
Hall whose paneling was executed after one of Henri Coandas
projects. Slide 10 Berlin- Charlottenburg Charlottenburg is a
locality of Berlin within the borough of Charlottenburg-
Wilmersdorf, named after Queen consort Sophia Charlotte
(1668-1705). Charlottenburg was an independent city to the west of
Berlin until 1920 when it was incorporated into "Gro-Berlin"
(Greater Berlin) and transformed into a borough. In 1904 Henri
Coanda is sent to a regiment of heavy artillery in Germany at
Technische Hochschule (The Technical University) from Berlin-
Charlottenburg. Slide 11 Between 1907 and 1908 Henri Coanda attends
the University in Belgium at Lige and the technical Institute from
Montefiore. Lige The city of Lige is a Francophone city from the
region of Valonia in Belgium, the capital of the county with the
same name. The city is situated on the river Meuse and it is the
most important economical city of Valonia. Slide 12 In 1908 he
returns to the country and he activates as an officer at the Second
Regiment of Artillery. Slide 13 1908-1909 He takes a long journey
by car to Isfahan-Teheran and Tibet. Slide 14 In 1910 Henri Coanda
graduates from the cole Superieure from Paris as the first in the
class of aeronautics engineers. Champs Elyses - Paris 1934 2009
Paris Slide 15 The major attractions are: the impressive Palace of
Justice, the Notre-Dame Cathedral, les bouquinistes along the
Seines quays, the old bridges across it and the famous boulevards
like Champs-Elyses and many other buildings and famous monuments,
most of them belonging to UNESCO heritage. Paris the capital of
France is the largest city and it is one of the most important
beauties of Europe. Ile de la Cit is the historical centre of
Paris. Slide 16 With the help of the engineer Gustave Eiffel and
the inventor Painlev who helped him to get the necessary licences
Henri Coanda made the first aerodynamic experiments and built the
first aircraft with a thermojet (a jet-propelled aircraft, without
a conventional propeller named Coanda 10) in Joachim Capronis
workshop. It was shown at the 2nd Aeronautical International Salon
in Paris in 1910. Henri Coanda was an artist and sculptor as well
as an engineer. This is the stamp he designed which was used at the
Salon Aeronautique in Paris in 1910. Slide 17 Between 1911-1914
Henri Coanda worked as a technical manager of the Aviation
Factories from Bristol in England and built planes with propellers
of original, first class design. The Bristol-Coanda plane The first
Bristol-Coanda B.R.7. Biplane version of the Bristol- Coanda
Monoplane no. 153 at Olympia in England in February in 1913.
Bristol Slide 18 One the oldest British ports is Bristol, a city
with a rich cultural tradition. In the last years the economy
relied on electronics and the aero spatial industry. The docs and
the city centre have been restored as part of the worlds heritage.
Slide 19 Henri Coanda returns to Romania as the manager of INCREST
(The Institute of Scientific and Technical Creation) and in 1970 he
becomes a member of the Romanian Academy. He dies in Bucharest,
25th November 1972. Slide 20 Too bad my son, you were born 30 or
even 50 years earlier said G. Eiffel to Henri Coanda.
