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George Cayley's 1804 glider design. By 1808, Cayley had constructed a glider with a wing area of almost 300 square feet (28 square meters). By the middle of 1809, Cayley had investigated the improved lifting capacities of cambered wings, the movement of the center of pressure, longitudinal stability, and the concept of streamlining.
May 22, 2002 · Ackroyd J (2002) Sir George Cayley, the father of aeronautics Part 2. Cayley's aeroplanes , Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London , 56 :3 , (333-348) , Online publication date: 22-Sep-2002 .
Silver Disc machine, image of an aircraft engraved on a medallion by Sir George Cayley in 1799 with his initials to commemorate his conception of a powered aircraft. The Science Museum of London preserves a small silver disc, engraved by Cayley, representing the first modern conception of an airplane. The obverse of the disc, signed with the ...
乔治·凯莱 （英語： George Cayley, 1773年12月27日—1857年12月15日） 英国 工程师、发明家和飞行员，人类 航空史 上的重要人物。. 史上首个真正以科学方法研究航空的人，也是首个理解基本飞行原理的人。. [1] 他首先提出利用固定机翼产生升力，利用不同的翼面 ...
But truly, the pioneer of fixed-wing, heavier-than-air flight was Sir George Cayley. Born in Yorkshire, England in 1773, Cayley received a mostly private education via a few academics who tutored him in Math and Physics. By 1799, Cayley had made a major stride in aeronautics. He engraved a design for a glider on a small silver disc.
Jul 3, 2014 · George Cayley: Father of the Aeroplane. December 27 th, 1773 is an important date in aviation history.. This was the day that Sir George Cayley was born. George Cayley has since been called both ‘The Father of the Aeroplane’ 1 and ‘The Father of Aerodynamics.’
