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• 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.