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Romanian inventor (–)

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Henri Marie Coandă (Romanian pronunciation:[ɑ̃ˈriˈko̯andə]^ⓘ; 7 June – 25 November )^[1] was a Romanian inventor, aerodynamics pioneer, and builder of an experimental aircraft, the Coandă, which never flew. He invented a great number of devices, designed a "flying saucer" and discovered the Coandă effect of fluid dynamics.^[2]

In the s, Coandă inflated his importance in aviation history, describing falsely how he had invented the air-breathing jet engine and incorporated that design into the Coandă aircraft.

However, his ducted engine design, the "turbo-propulseur", was described in its patent as working the same way with either water or air running through.^[3][4]

Life

Early life

Born in Bucharest, Coandă was the second child of a large family. His father was General Constantin Coandă, a mathematics professor at the Na Plecari aeroport Bucuresti Henri Coanda International ZEL