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Sir George Cayley, [1] 6th Baronet (27 December 1773 – 15 December 1857) [2] was an English engineer, inventor, and aviator. He is one of the most important people in the history of aeronautics . Many consider him to be the first true scientific aerial investigator and the first person to understand the underlying principles and forces of ...
The aerodynamic stabilizing qualities of a dihedral angle were described in an influential 1810 article by Sir George Cayley. [2] ... on Real Engineering YouTube channel
Aerodynamics work throughout the 19th century sought to achieve heavier-than-air flight. George Cayley developed the concept of the modern fixed-wing aircraft in 1799, and in doing so identified the four fundamental forces of flight - lift, thrust, drag, and weight. The development of reasonable predictions of the thrust needed to power flight ...
It has been suggested variously as Cayley's coachman, [72] footman or butler, John Appleby who may have been the coachman [70] or another employee, or even Cayley's grandson George John Cayley. [59] What is known is that he was the first to fly in a glider with distinct wings, fuselage and tail, and featuring inherent stability and pilot ...
English military engineer and mathematician Benjamin Robins (1707–1751) invented a whirling arm apparatus to determine drag [3] and did some of the first experiments in aerodynamics. Sir George Cayley (1773–1857) also used a whirling arm to measure the drag and lift of various airfoils. [4]
George Cayley (1773–1857) – notable for his research in aerodynamics; Clyde Cessna (1879–1954) – early aircraft designer and founder of Cessna; Roy Chadwick (1893–1947) – design engineer for the Avro Company; Roger Chaffee (1935–1967) – Apollo 1 fire victim on January 27, 1967
The British polymath Sir George Cayley patented a continuous track, which he called a "universal railway" in 1825. [2] Polish mathematician and inventor Józef Maria Hoene-WroĊski designed caterpillar vehicles in the 1830s to compete with the railways. [3]
Sir George Cayley (1773–1857) is widely acknowledged as the founder of modern aeronautics. He was first called the "father of the aeroplane" in 1846 [15] and Henson called him the "father of aerial navigation."