Our very young heroes (22 years old) was born in Trieste. Eduardo Rusjan ( Edi was his nickname) projected 12 airplanes, all different from one
another. The last three were constructed after his death. He died in a flight accident in1911, on January 9th, at the age of 24.
It was autumn 1909. The construction of his first plane (inspired by American biplane +IBw-Golden Flyer+IB0- constructed by Curtiss) was at an end. But Eda 1
was a much more simple plane. It had a simpler aerodynamic structure. An Anzani motor with 3 cylinders of 25 HP and 1300 rounds by minute in
tractor position. It was smaller than Curtiss +IBw-Canard+IB0- plane (8 metres of wings opening) and lighter (180 kg instead of 249 kg).
At the beginning of November, plane+IBk-s construction was not completed. The first flight took place on 25th November 1909, with a +IBw-jump+IB0- of 60 metres.
Next day Eduardo flight for 600 metres at the height of 12 metres. On the 6th December he flight for a longer time. The aircraft+IBk-s wings had been
constructed with paper+IBk-s parchment!
On December, Eda 2 construction was completed. A tri-plane with Anzani motor and pusher propeller. The weight of the empty cell was only 90 kg!
Rusjan brothers (Giuseppe was a faithful collaborator), after flop of Eda 2, decided to construct Eda 3 and Eda 4. The first flights took place on
17th March 1910.
After damaging of both Eda 3 and Eda 4, probably during landing, the two brothers presented an elegant monoplane +IBw-Parasol+IB0-, similar to Santos
Dumont+IBk-s +IBw-Demoiselle+IB0-. This took place in Gorizia, on 17th March, at the first aerial meeting of the city.
The best plane constructed by the young pilot was Eda 6. a perfect copy, even better, of +IBw-Bl+AOk-riot 11+IB0- During the second aerial meeting the plane
has been flying at 40 metres height. That day, more than 10000 spectators were looking, astonished.
Unfortunately, on July 8th, the plane had an accident and couldn+IBk-t fly anymore.
On 31st December 1910, Eda 7 was flying. Of the seven planes, this one was the best. On January 1911 a monoplane with two seats an a rotative
motor  +IBw-Gnome+IB0- of 50 Hp and a maximum speed of 100 km/h..
Ater Eduardo+IBk-s death, an elegant plane with rotative motor and a speed of 120 km/h was constructed: +IBw-Sokol+IB0-.
At the end of 1911, Eduardo+IBk-s brother finished the construction of a commercial plane. It was to be used for propaganda flights and political
meetings in Serbia and Kossovo. Selling price was fixed at 6000 dinars because the cell was without motor the only flight done with this plane
was done by Stojadinovic, a neo-pilot, who immediately fell on the floor and seriously damaged the plane.
The 2 planes following were +IBw-1912+IB0-, a monoplane with 11 metres opening of medium wings, with a rotative motor +IBw-Gnome+IB0- of 50 Hp and an elegant+IB0-
Type 1914+IB0-, last Eduardo Rusjan+IBk-s plan.
Balkans were to start the war and Sarajevo+IBk-s drama was to begin. A year later Gorizia was ready to fight. The flying field was completely burned and
out of use.
Eduardo Rusjan disappeared 4 years before. Nobody would believe in everything he did if there were no photos to certify it.

Magazine "KRILA" (Wings)