HENRI COANDA (2)

Henri Coanda ( 1886-1972) was a Romanian engineer, member of Romanian Academy, aerodynamics pioneer, physicist and inventor. He invented the jet engine and discovered the effect that bears his name. He was the son of General Constantin Coanda, Prime Minister of Romania in 1918. In 1910 he built the first aircraft with reactive propulsion, actually a reactive jet, without propeller, which was presented at the International Exhibition in Paris the same year. In 1934 he was granted the French patent for "Method and device for deflecting a stream of fluid that penetrates into another fluid", a phenomenon called "Coanda effect". He was appointed director of the Institute of Scientific and Technical Creation (INCREST) in 1969, and in 1970 he became a member of the Romanian Academy.

1. The inventor of the jet plane was:

a. Galileo Galilei

b. Leonardo da Vinci

c. Henri Coanda

2. What was the year the jet plane was built?

a. 1902

b. 1910

c. 1940

3. Henri Coanda became a member of the Romanian Academy in the year:

a. 1950

b. 1969

c. 1970

By Prof. Vasile Ciubotaru