Giovanni Magnani

Giovanni Magnani
Magnani in the driver seat next to C-tin Silisteanu
Nationality Italian
Other names Giani Magnani
Known for propeller manufacturer

Giovanni Magnani (fl. 1913) was a Romanian-Italian entrepreneur who lived in Bucharest at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1911 he fabricated a set of propellers for A Vlaicu II airplane, thus becoming the first propeller manufacturer in Southeast Europe.

Before meeting Vlaicu, Magnani built around 1910 in Bucharest an ornithopter that never flew.[1][2]

Giovanni Magnani advertisement
From left to right Giovanni Magnani, Ion Ciului, Aurel Vlaicu and a friend, in front of Vlaicu II airplane

See also

References

  1. ↑ B. Benea, Romanian aviation pioneers
  2. ↑ L. Vălenaş, Short History of Romanian Aviation


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