Aeronautical engineer with over 35 years of experience, Calin Gologan is certified in many areas (loading weights of the airplane, strength of materials, theory of aircraft structures, aerodynamics, aeroelasticity, flutter, propulsion system etc.). He is the founder and CEO of PC-Aéro GmbH, a company that works on the scope, conception aircraft, certifications and creation of prototypes. Calin Gologan has collaborated with Solar Impulse and calculated static loads for gliders (wings, fuselage, tail, landing gear). Calin Gologan and Elektra Solar GmbH are the creators and designers of the aircraft which will be used for the SolarStratos Mission.