Antonio Guedes Muniz
Antonio Guedes Muniz (born June 12, 1900 in Maceió , † June 28, 1985 in Rio de Janeiro ) was a Brazilian engineer and aviation pioneer in the Brazilian aviation industry.
Life
Muniz originally wanted to become a priest, which is why he first attended a seminary, but made a decision and moved to the Anglo-Brazilian college in Rio de Janeiro . After college, from 1918 he attended the polytechnic school of Rio de Janeiro, which he finished in January 1921 as an engineering candidate. He joined the army and did his service with the Companhia de Aviação da Arma de Engenharia , whose main task was to maintain the army aviation and later air force base Campo dos Afonsos . He actually had no interest in aviation, which changed when he was invited on a sightseeing flight by aircraft captain Marcos Evangelista da Costa Villela Junior in 1921 .
On January 13, 1923, he married Lucia da Rocha e Silva. In the same year he organized the military meteorological service and became its first head.
In August 1925 he was sent to France to study aeronautical engineering at the Ecole Supérieure de Aéronautique . During this time he developed several aircraft, which he designated as the M-1, M-2, M-3, M-4 and M-5. Only the Muniz M-5 was built by Caudron in 1929 with funds from the Brazilian government and, after successful test flights in France, was brought to Brazil. After his return to Brazil he became director of the técnicos da aviação militar and developed other aircraft, several of which were built and successful. During the 1st National Aviation Congress in 1934, Muniz suggested producing aircraft in their own country instead of just importing them. Finally, the Companhia Nacional de Navegação Aérea (CNNA) was founded, which produced several Muniz designs. Later, after leaving the military, he founded the company Cassio Muniz sa in São Paulo .
In 1934 he published the book A construção de aviões and in 1958 Um mundo mais humano .
Appointments and awards during a military career
- September 7, 1922 - primeiro-tenente (first lieutenant), the centenary of the independence of Brazil
- February 9, 1928 - tornou-se major (Major)
- March 29, 1934 - tenente-coronel (lieutenant colonel)
- Sep. 7, 1938 - coronel (colonel)
- April 6, 1942 - brigadeiro-do-ar (Brigadier General)
On December 10, 1950 he was awarded the Ordem do Mérito Aeronáutico, gray de Grande Oficial .
literature
- Antonio Guedes Muniz, pioneiro da indústria aeronáutica brasileira, Patronos do INCAER. Rio de Janeiro: INCAER, 2008
- Marc Volland: The aircraft from Embraer: and other Latin American aircraft manufacturers from 1945. P. 59, ISBN 978-3-8423-0004-0 .
Web links
- A Manhã, Rio de Janeiro, 10/12/1950, p. 13 (Portuguese), accessed February 13, 2018
- Esquadrilha na fábrica - Revista Pesquisa Fapespa (Portuguese), accessed February 13, 2018
Individual evidence
- ↑ Galeria de Patronos: Marechal-do-Ar Antônio Guedes Muniz on fab.mil.br
- ^ Gray, Brigman: Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1938 , 1938
- ^ Esquadrilha na fábrica - Revista Pesquisa Fapespa (Portuguese), accessed February 13, 2018
- ↑ Marc Volland: The aircraft from Embraer: and other Latin American aircraft manufacturers from 1945 , p. 59, ISBN 978-3-8423-0004-0
- ^ Antonio Guedes Muniz, pioneiro da indústria aeronáutica brasileira, Patronos do INCAER. Rio de Janeiro: INCAER, 2008, pp. 147–155
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Muniz, Antonio Guedes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian engineer and aviation pioneer in the Brazilian aviation industry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 12, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Maceió |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 28, 1985 |
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro |