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George Cayley

aerospace engineer

George Cayley

British aeronautics engineer (1773-1857)

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About 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 thrust. He was also the inventor of the wire wheel.

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aerospace engineer, inventor, politician, military flight engineer

Position held

member of the 11th Parliament of the United Kingdom

Citizenship

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Born

December 27, 1773

Died

December 15, 1857

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