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3 unusual facts about Aurel Vlaicu


Aurel Vlaicu

On September 28, 1910, as a part of the Fall military exercises, Vlaicu flew his airplane from Slatina to Piatra Olt carrying a message, an early instance of an airplane being used for military purposes.

On return from Aspern he flew demonstration flights throughout Transylvania at Arad, Lugoj, Hațeg, Orăștie, Vršac, Alba Iulia, Săliște, Târgu Mureș and Dumbrăveni.

Aurel Vlaicu University, a public university founded in 1991 in Arad bears Vlaicu's name.



see also

Aurel Vlaicu Flight School

The Aurel Vlaicu Flight School is the Romanian Air Force Application School based at Boboc, formed in 1997.

CSU Aurel Vlaicu Arad

CSU Aurel Vlaicu Arad is a Romanian semi-professional rugby union club from Arad, which will play the 2011 season in Romanian Rugby Championship, the first division of Romanian rugby.