Coanda Model 1910

History of the Coanda Model 1910

This invention of Romanian inventor Henri Coanda was in use as early as 1905 - experimental tests using an impeller motor. The aircraft was shown to the public during the 2nd International Aviation Exhibition (Paris) in 1910, when there was a great deal of interest in the development of aviation.

The Coanda-1910 aircraft was a unique sample at the time because its propulsion system lacked a propellera feature common to all early powered aircraft. Instead, the Coanda-1910 was propelled by a piston engine driven multi-blade centrifugal fan.

Unfortunately for Coanda-1910, the aviation community was still quite satisfied with the growing power and capabilities of aero-piston-engine propeller aircraft, which made Coanda's entry into oblivion for a short time. Even before jet technology gained widespread attention or development, Conda claimed to have achieved flight through his creation.

Many publications overshadowed Coanda's contributions to the field of jet-powered flight, while others supported him and his inventions.

Whether pursuing this technology early in the century will have a major impact on the production of faster military fighter jets is left to the reader's imagination. While one side believed that this would be an improvement over the propeller-driven design envisioned during World War I (1914-1918), the other side was equally fervently arguing that the practice of thermal jet propulsion would not have a significant impact on the performance victory all in all.

Clearly, the old "wood, canvas and wire" approach to building Coanda should be reviewed to produce a more sustainable design and a powerful jet.

In the end, Henry Conda's 1910 invention was never put into practice - there is no doubt that the sophistication of the propulsion method and that his design was actually years ahead of any other design of 1910. During World War II (1939-1945) Campini-Caproni, Italy CC. 2 turbojet/piston engine test aircraft, continuing some of Coanda's work.

In this case, the technology was quickly overshadowed by the development of turbojet engine technology in Britain and Germany - characteristic of the Italian CC. 2 Tech dead end.

Henri Coanda has had a successful career as an aircraft designer for a number of companies including the Bristol Group in the UK. His "hot jet revolution" never caught on.

History shows that German Hans von Ohain is generally credited with designing the first manned/mobile aircraft jet engine, while British officer Frank Whittle is credited with being the first to complete and patent the development of a flying jet engine.

The National Military Museum in Bucharest has a scale replica of Coanda-1910.

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