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204:. On 1 July 1920, the factory was renamed to the Aeronautical Arsenal. In the beginning, the activity was to repair different types of airplanes and aircraft engines from the endowment of the Romanian military aviation, but after only two years the factory started to build airplanes. The activities specific to the aeronautical industry (repairs, design, manufacture and research) lasted until June 1939, when
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engine. The airplane was designed and built by
Lieutenant-Commander Petre Macavei, Captain Cristea Constantinescu, Captain Constantin Istrate and Lieutenant Simion Stănculescu. The novelty brought by this model was that the uneven wings were placed with the lower plane offset from the upper one,
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in order to convert them into aircraft for the transport of passengers or for the transport of goods. These modified De
Havilland aircraft were intended for domestic airlines established in Romania. A total of 10 De Havillands were modified, with 6 at the Aeronautical Arsenal and 4 at
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in collaboration with engineers
Dumitru Baziliu and Gheorghe Ticău. The first experimental flights were performed by Protopopescu himself. The qualities of the aircraft led the Ministry of War to order a series of 25 aircraft of this type from the
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The Aeron was also flown by French pilot
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was the first mass-produced aircraft at the
Aeronautical Arsenal, starting in 1922. Between 1922 and 1923, 120 aircraft were built. It was a two-seater
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The first laboratory in
Romania for the study and testing of materials was set up at the Aeronautical Arsenal. This laboratory was run by Captain
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used for covering the canvas of airplanes, were designed by engineer
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engine. Until 8 May 1922, 10 units were built, on the fuselage of which was written "
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Dan Iloiu; Valeriu Avram. "Avionul de Recunoaștere Hansa Brandenburg C1".
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water-cooled radial piston engine, 89 kW (120 hp)
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built in 1934, in two variants. The first prototype had a
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used as a school and training aircraft, designed by Major
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90:- Administration of Air Force and Navy Establishments")
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Fabricile de avioane romanesti in perioada interbelica
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Ion Gudju; Gheroghe Iacobescu; Ovidiu Ionescu (1974).
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Administrația Stabilimentelor Aeronauticii și Marinei
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318:Specifications (Salmson engine prototype)
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35:" on the field of Cotroceni, 1921 map
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865:Rezerva generală a aviației (RGA)
673:(in Romanian). 11 September 2017.
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242:Construit în România
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