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George Cayley
Sir George Cayley, 6th Baronet was an English engineer, inventor and aviator. He was a pioneer of aeronautical engineering and is sometimes referred to as "the father of aviation", designing the first glider reliably reported to carry a human aloft. He is commonly credited as the first person to understand the underlying principles and forces of heavier-than-air flight: weight, lift, drag and thru…
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Born 27 December 1773 · Died 15 December 1857 · Q319362
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2016· 1 entry
Flying: Technicalities: Let Us Now Praise George Cayley
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2005· 1 entry
The replica glider was transported and rebuilt in Salina, Kansas, as part of the ground show for the return of the 'round-the-world' Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer flight, with the glider being towed by a vehicle along the
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2003· 1 entry
By a team from BAE Systems to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the original flight
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1974· 1 entry
Cayley was inducted into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame
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1973· 1 entry
For TV and in the mid-1980s for the IMAX film On the Wing
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1857· 2 entries
Died 1857-12-15.
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And was buried in the graveyard of All Saints' Church in Brompton-by-Sawdon
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1843· 1 entry
Was the first to suggest the idea of a convertiplane
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1838· 1 entry
Helped found the UK's first Polytechnic Institute, the Royal Polytechnic Institution (now University of Westminster) and served as its chairman for many years
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1832· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the 11th Parliament of the United Kingdom (1832–1834).
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1804· 1 entry
Had the layout of a modern aircraft, with a kite-shaped wing towards the front and an adjustable tailplane at the back consisting of horizontal stabilisers and a vertical fin
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1773· 1 entry
Born 1773-12-27.
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