George CAYLEY
1773 - 1857 (83 years)
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Name George CAYLEY Born 27 Dec 1773 Gender Male Died 15 Dec 1857 Person ID I336 Chap 28 Rampton Last Modified 25 Nov 2012
Children 1. Digby CAYLEY, b. 13 Mar 1807, d. 21 Dec 1883 (Age 76 years) Last Modified 25 Nov 2012 Family ID F121 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Sir George Cayley has been described by many as the father of Aerial Navigation. He developed the first proper understandings of the principles of flight a century before the Wright brothers and encouraged his coachman into becoming the the first man to fly (gliding across Brompton Dale in North Yorkshire) 50 years before the Wright brothers first powered flight.
His achievements are commemorated by various UK universities including the Scarborough Campus of Hull University (where I studied 2002-2005)
- Sir George Cayley has been described by many as the father of Aerial Navigation. He developed the first proper understandings of the principles of flight a century before the Wright brothers and encouraged his coachman into becoming the the first man to fly (gliding across Brompton Dale in North Yorkshire) 50 years before the Wright brothers first powered flight.