The A Vlaicu III was the world's first metal-built aircraft, designed and built in Romania prior to World War I. It was the third powered aircraft designed by pioneering Romanian aviator Aurel Vlaicu.
Aurel Vlaicu 3 Silhouettes
The A Vlaicu I was the first powered airplane built by Aurel Vlaicu.
Aurel Vlaicu with a model of his airplane in Sept. 1909
A. Vlaicu Nr. I viewed from behind.
Vlaicu's funerals on September 17, 1913 with A Vlaicu I drawn by horses.