Radu Manicatide

Radu Manicatide

Radu Manicatide (April 17, 1912 – March 18, 2004) was a Romanian engineer and aircraft constructor.^[1]

He was born in Iași and grew up in Bucharest, in a house on Luterană Street. In 1926, at age 14, Manicatide built his first plane (the RM-1, a single-seat glider) in his backyard, and flew with it on the street for a few meters.^[1]^[2] This was followed in 1927 by the RM-2 glider, which he tested at Sinaia. He obtained a pilot license in 1930. From 1931 to 1937 he earned an engineering degree from the University Politehnica of Bucharest, and then pursued his studies at [fr] (ESTACA), in Paris.^[1]

The RM-4 plane, 1932

In 1932 he constructed his first plane, the RM-4, with a weight of 250 kg (550 lb) and a maximum speed of 85 km/h (53 mph). This was followed in 1935 by the RM-5 plane, with a maximum speed of 120 km/h (75 mph) and the RM-7 plane, with a maximum speed of 135 km/h (84 mph).^[1]

In 1939, he started working at Industria Aeronautică Română (IAR), in Brașov. There, he contributed to the design of the IAR 27, IAR-37, and IAR-80 aircraft, and in the production under license of the IAR 79 (with Savoia-Marchetti, Italy) and Bf 109 (with Messerschmitt, Germany) fighter aircraft.

Manicatide also directed the development of IAR-813, IAR-818H, and IAR 823 airplanes. In 1945, he designed the M.R. car.

In 2002, he was awarded by President Ion Iliescu the Order of the Star of Romania, Knight class.^[1] He died in Bucharest in 2004 and was buried in the city's Bellu Cemetery.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "A plecat dintre noi dar ramâne în istoria aeronauticii inginerul Radu Manicatide – constructor de aeronave". www.agir.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^ Dobrescu, Petre (July 1, 2002). "Face avioane la vârsta de 90 de ani". Libertatea (in Romanian). Retrieved January 30, 2022.

External links[]

"Manicatide". airspot.ru (in Russian). Retrieved January 30, 2022.

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[agir-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "A plecat dintre noi dar ramâne în istoria aeronauticii inginerul Radu Manicatide – constructor de aeronave". www.agir.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved January 30, 2022.

[Dobrescu-2] Dobrescu, Petre (July 1, 2002). "Face avioane la vârsta de 90 de ani". Libertatea (in Romanian). Retrieved January 30, 2022.

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