TITLE:
The History of the Portuguese Aviation— A Summary
AUTHORS:
Fernando M. S. P. Neves, Jorge M. M. Barata, André R. R. Silva
KEYWORDS:
Admiral Coutinho Precision Sextant, Gago Coutinho, Sacadura Cabral, Sarmento Beires, Aeronautics, Aerospace Engineering, UBI, IST, AFA
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Applied Sciences,
Vol.6 No.10,
September
27,
2016
ABSTRACT: 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.