Edvard Rusjan was a Slovenian aviation pioneer from the Austro-Hungarian Empire who designed, built and flew some of the earliest aircraft in the region. Born in Trieste in 1886, he began as a bicycle manufacturer before turning to aviation, making his first flight near Gorizia on 25 November 1909 in a biplane of his own design, the Eda I. He built further aircraft and later worked on larger projects in Zagreb. He died on 9 January 1911 in Belgrade when strong winds broke his aircraft's wing during a promotional flight; an estimated 14,000 people attended his funeral. An airport, an asteroid and a business center in Nova Gorica are named after him.
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Edvard Rusjan (6 June 1886-9 January 1911) was a Slovenian
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Edvard Rusjan (6 June 1886-9 January 1911) was a Slovenian-Friulian flight pioneer and airplane constructor from the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
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Edvard Rusjan (6 June 1886-9 January 1911) was a Slovenian-Friulian flight pioneer and airplane constructor from the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
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Rusjan is considered the pioneer of Slovene motorised aviation
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