Author(s)

Fernando M. S. P. Neves, Jorge M. M. Barata, André R. R. Silva

Aerospace Sciences Department, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal.

This article is intended as a summary of a new area of study on the History of the Portuguese Aeronautics and Aerospace and addresses issues such as: the forthcoming of the aircraft at Portugal, its military and civilian use; the scope of early days concerning Portuguese intercontinental flights and their authors; the development of air navigation devices by Portuguese inventors in the 1920s and 30s; the Aeronautics industry and the need to develop expertise in Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering in Portugal during the centuries XX and XXI.

Admiral Coutinho Precision Sextant, Gago Coutinho, Sacadura Cabral, Sarmento Beires, Aeronautics, Aerospace Engineering, UBI, IST, AFA

Neves, F. , Barata, J. and Silva, A. (2016) The History of the Portuguese Aviation— A Summary. Open Journal of Applied Sciences, 6, 667-695. doi: 10.4236/ojapps.2016.610063.