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George Cayley, 6º Baronete ( 27 de dezembro de 1773 — 15 de dezembro de 1857 ), foi um engenheiro inglês, pioneiro da aviação. Fez parte do partido Whig, e membro do parlamento, como deputado pelo distrito de Scarborough, North Yorkshire, de 1832 a 1835.
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.
George Cayley foi o pioneiro ao propor sistemas distintos para elevação, propulsão e controle, destacando-se também como o primeiro a identificar as quatro forças vetoriais que influenciam uma aeronave: empuxo, sustentação, arrasto e peso.
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.
Learn about the life and achievements of Sir George Cayley, the 'Father of Aeronautics', who pioneered the theory and design of fixed-wing aircraft. Discover his scientific approach, his glider experiments, his vision for powered flight and airships, and his efforts to form an aeronautical society.
Sir George Cayley, The Father of Aeronatics. Wilbur Wright commented in 1909: “About 100 years ago, an Englishman, Sir George Cayley, carried the science of flight to a point which it had never reached before and which it scarcely reached again during the last century.”
8 de set. de 2010 · Learn how George Cayley, an English gentleman scientist, designed and built the world's first aeroplane and explained the aerodynamic forces on a wing. His work inspired the Wright brothers and proved that flying was possible.
