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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.
Everything about George Cayley →- Occupation
- 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