A. Vlaicu nr. 1

Infobox Aircraft


name=Aurel Vlaicu nr. 1
type=Reconnaissance
manufacturer=Cerchez & Co.
designer=Aurel Vlaicu
Primary user=Romanian Air Force
first flight=1910
introduced=1910
number built=10+The A. Vlaicu No. 1 was an aircraft built in 1909 by Aurel Vlaicu, a Romanian engineer.

Development

After much work the aircraft was finished in 1909, and was tested for the first time in 1910. From the first flight the airplane had no need of changes. The plane was made by a single aluminum spar 10 meters long, which sustain the entire aircraft, that made it very easy to fly.

Operational history

In 1910 the Romanian Air Force bought ten planes from the Cerchez & Co. factory. These planes where used in reconnaissance missions in World War I.

Operators

* : Romanian Air Force

pecifications (A. Vlaicu Type 1)

Aircraft specification

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