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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.
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.
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.
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.
Inducted into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame in 1974, Sir George Cayley's life and work have left an indelible mark on British heritage, forever associating his name with aeronautical engineering and scientific innovation.
8 de set. de 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.
