Edvard Rusjan
Edvard Rusjan | |
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Born | |
Died | January 9, 1911 | (aged 24)
Occupation(s) | bicycle retailer/manufacturer, airplane inventor/manufacturer, pilot trainer |
Edvard Rusjan (6 June 1886 – 9 January 1911)[1][2] was a flight pioneer and airplane constructor from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He died in an airplane crash in Belgrade.[1][3]
Biography
Rusjan was born in
In his youth, he became a professional bicyclist, and designed his own bicycle models, together with his brother Josip Rusjan. He was also member of the
He made his first flight on 25 November 1909, near Gorizia, in Eda I, a biplane of his own design. Eda was Edvard's nickname, given by his mother.[1][5]
The flight was covered 60 m (200 ft) and reached a height of 2 m (6 ft 7 in). On 29 November 1909, he flew 600 m (2,000 ft) at an altitude of 12 m (39 ft). The original design was followed by several improved versions. He moved to a hangar near Miren south of Gorizia.
Rusjan first attended a public flight event with the model EDA V on 6 December 1909, when his aircraft broke apart at landing.[1] In June 1910, he tried the model EDA V, which enabled him to fly 40 meters above the ground and overfly the whole Miren Field.
The brothers Rusjan ran out of finance for the construction of EDA VII. In 1910 Edvard Rusjan met the businessman
In November 1910, they constructed a new model, called "Sokol".[1]
In January 1911, Edvard and Josip Rusjan went on a promotional tour through the
He is interred at
Legacy
The
One of the
References
- ^ ISBN 978-961-268-001-5. Archived from the originalon 7 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ COBISS 7780352.
- ^ "Конструктори аероплана и авијатичари Михаило Мерћеп и Едуард Русјан". Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ^ Gombač, Srečko (2004). Brata Edvard in Josip Rusjan iz Gorice: začetkí motornega letenja med Slovenci. Puhek.
- ^ a b "Edvard Rusjan, Pioneer of Slovene Aviation". Republic of Slovenia – Government Communication Office. Archived from the original on 23 April 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ "MC DONNELL – DOUGLAS DC – 10". taxiways.de. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
External links
- Edvard Rusjan Biography (in Italian, Slovene, French, English, and German)
- http://www.vazduhoplovnetradicijesrbije.rs/index.php/clancivlepojevica/160-m-mercep-i-e-rusjan Archived 18 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine