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Iosif Șilimon

Iosif Șilimon is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Iosif Șilimon rather than just read about it. In short: Iosif Șilimon (22 July 1918 – 8 February 1981) was a Romanian aircraft designer. Education and early career He was born in 1918 in Cehu Silvaniei, at the time in Szilágy County, Austria-Hungary, now in Sălaj County, Romania. Șilimon graduated from the Bucharest Aircraft Faculty (the aviation section of the Faculty of the Politehnica University of Bucharest) in 1941.

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Reference excerpt

Iosif Șilimon (22 July 1918 – 8 February 1981) was a Romanian aircraft designer.

Education and early career He was born in 1918 in Cehu Silvaniei, at the time in Szilágy County, Austria-Hungary, now in Sălaj County, Romania. Șilimon graduated from the Bucharest Aircraft Faculty (the aviation section of the Faculty of the Politehnica University of Bucharest) in 1941. In 1944, at Sânpetru, Șilimon obtained the "C" license, instructed by Gheorghe Brănescu and Nicolae Blebea. In 1947, at Ghimbav, he obtained his "g. II tourism" pilot license, trained by Petre Ticușan. In 1956, at Sânpetru, Șilimon obtained the "Silver C". From 1962 to 1964 he took the "Golden C" tests. In 1962 he obtained his "Master of Gliding" degree. Between 1956 and 1963 Șilimon participated in eight national selection and national championships, having honorable results. In 1960, Șilimon received the "Paul Tissandier" diploma. In 1964 he participated in the Băneasa Air Show with his self-built IS-3 pipe fuselage glider.

Professional activity From the IS-2 glider in 1949 until 1981, Șilimon designed and built 32 types of gliders and four motor gliders. Of these, the IS-3D (156 units), IS-28B2 (359 units), IS-29-D2 (156 units) and 34 IS-28B-M2 motor gliders went into mass production. Beside the gliders that made up the passion of his life, he worked as a chief engineer and then technical director at the Ghimbav factory, designed and built hundreds of serial aircraft with classic engines and Alouette and Puma helicopters on a French license. He worked at IAR Brașov from 1941 to 1951 until the aviation section was abolished (starting in 1944, he was head of the cell assembly section); from 1951 to 1959 at URMV-3, the famous hangar 2 of the bomber flotilla in Brașov; from 1959 to 1968 at the Local Industry Enterprise in Ghimbav, aeronautical constructions section; from 1968, he worked at the new facilities of Aviation Construction Industry (ICA) in Ghimbav. He also taught at the Transilvania University of Brașov and wrote "Glider's Flight", an important piece of work for glider pilots (edited in 1971).

Later years and death Șilimon was dedicated to aeronautical production in Romania, especially during the 1950-1965 period when he strove to maintain the Romanian aviation manufacturing during the reorganization and abolition period. He made the Ghimbav units internationally famous through his outstanding performance, supported by his team. Unfortunately, tragedies did not spare him. He assisted, one by one, at the loss of his two sons, the first, Raul, a student in Medicine in Bucharest, who died in the 4 March 1977 earthquake, and the second, Cristian, a student in the last year of high school, glider pilot, victim of the Sânpetru minibus crash of 4 July 1978. Șilimon manly survived these unjust blows, until the beginning of February 1981, when his heart ceased to beat, after a fatal lung disease, contracted on Ghimbav airfield. After almost two decades after his disappearance, the planes built by him, continue to be the basis for Romanian gliding. A street in Brașov now bears his name.

Gliders designed URMV-3 IS-2 URMV-3 IS-3 IIL IS-4 IIL IS-5 IIL IS-7 IIL IS-8 IIL IS-10 IIL IS-11 IIL IS-12 ICA IS-28 ICA IS-29 ICA IS-32

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Iosif Șilimon

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Iosif Șilimon claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Iosif Șilimon before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Iosif Șilimon ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Iosif Șilimon

In research: Iosif Șilimon appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Iosif Șilimon in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Iosif Șilimon is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1918 births, 1981 deaths, 20th-century Romanian engineers, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Iosif Șilimon outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Iosif Șilimon in simple terms?

Iosif Șilimon (22 July 1918 – 8 February 1981) was a Romanian aircraft designer. Education and early career He was born in 1918 in Cehu Silvaniei, at the time in Szilágy County, Austria-Hungary, now in Sălaj County, Romania. Șilimon graduated from the Bucharest Aircraft Faculty (the aviation sectio…

Why does Iosif Șilimon matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Iosif Șilimon?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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