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George Cayley (1773-1857)
This site regards George Cayley's seminal glider of 1804 (from a design of 1799), as the true beginning of aviation and indeed aeromodelling. With this glider he established the basic concepts of the aeroplane, concepts that in theory still hold true today. [Ed.]
George Cayley's glider, 1904 (replica)
"In 1799 Sir George Cayley (1773-1857), of Brompton, Yorkshire, England, was first to document the aerodynamic forces of flight, pitch, roll, and yaw with a diagram on a small silver disk. He was the first to realize that a cambered airfoil is more efficient than a flat surface. His 1804 glider had adjustable tail surfaces to control the direction of flight.
He tested and measured the lifting properties of various surfaces by attaching them to a whirling arm. He recognized the importance of having the wing at the correct angle in relation to the airflow (angle of attack), as well as the fact that superposed wings (bi- or triplane design) gave maximum lift with minimum structure weight."
http://www.ohtm.org
Read more about George Cayley
George Cayley's glider, 1904
Download a 1/5 scale plan (1 x vertical A4 page) of Cayley's Glider of 1804
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John Stringfellow (1799 - 1883)
John Stringfellow's model Triplane, 1868
John Stringfellow's model Triplane on display
at the Crystal Palace Exhibition, London, 1868
Read about John Stringfellow
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Selengkapnya buka disini:
http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/tribute_history.html#index35