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Sir George Cayley fu un prolifico ingegnere inglese pioniere dell'ingegneria aeronautica, nonostante fosse vissuto ed abbia operato circa un secolo prima dello sviluppo delle prime macchine volanti a motore.
Sir George Cayley, 6th Baronet (27 December 1773 – 15 December 1857) was an English engineer, inventor, and aviator. He is one of the most important people in the history of aeronautics.
Sir George Cayley was an English pioneer of aerial navigation and aeronautical engineering and designer of the first successful glider to carry a human being aloft. Fascinated by flight since childhood, Cayley conducted a variety of tests and experiments intended to explore aerodynamic principles.
Now widely regarded as 'The Father of Aeronautics', Sir George Cayley (1773-1857) evolved the idea of an aircraft with fixed wings, in which the principle of lift was separated from the propulsion system, and in which inherent stability, as well as tail-unit control-surfaces, must be incorporated.
Cayley, sir George - Enciclopedia - Treccani. Pioniere dell'aviazione (Brompton Hall, York, 1773 - ivi 1857). Si occupò di palloni dirigibili e nel 1809 progettò un velivolo col quale furono eseguiti voli librati; concepì anche l'idea del biplano e del triplano come mezzi atti a dare maggiore rigidezza e robustezza alla struttura; si ...
CAYLEY, sir George. Pioniere dell'aviazione, nato il 27 dicembre 1773 a Brompton Hall nello York, e ivi morto il 15 dicembre 1857. Cominciò a occuparsi di aeronautica assai giovane.
8 set 2010 · George Cayley knew how to make a plane a century before the Wright brothers took off. If only he'd got the internal combustion engine to work.
