ocr: B L GEORGE CAYLEY 1773-1857 E - - HEAIRLINER WING, with its F specially-shaped control H surfaces, owes a great deal to the pioneering work of the English designer George Cayley. K In the late 18th century, it was L thought that the future of flightlay M with lighter-than-air craft, such as N. balloons. Cayley thought otherwise. comes from the passage ofa air over a He was the first man to lay down flat, sloping surface. In 1853, atthe the scientific foundations off flight age of80, he built: a full-sized glider R and airplane wings. which carried his terrified coachman After experimenting wit ...
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