HENRI COANDA

(Henri Marie Coandă)


Henri Coanda
Henri Coanda
  • Born: June 7, 1886
  • Died: November 25, 1972
  • Nationality: Romanian
  • Profession: Engineer, Physicist, Inventor

Henri Marie Coandă was a Romanian inventor, aerodynamics pioneer, and builder of an experimental aircraft, the Coandă-1910 described by Coandă in the mid-1950s as the world's first jet, a controversial claim disputed by some and supported by others. He invented a great number of devices, designed a "flying saucer" and discovered the Coandă effect of fluid dynamics.