Contained in: NICHOLSON, WILLIAM (compiler). A journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and the Arts. London: William Nicholson 1809. 2 volumes, 8vo, light blue stiff wrappers with white spines. Cayley's paper on page 164. SIR GEORGE CAYLEY (1773-1857) was a British engineer and Member of Parliament, who was the first to identify the four opposing forces of aerodynamics: weight, lift, drag and thrust. His carefully recorded experiments with models and gliders led to many of the concepts behind the eventual development of the airplane, including experiments with means of mechanical propulsion. His 1799 aircraft design contained many of the components that would be found in successful airplane designs more than a century later, including a fuselage, wings, a tail with vertical and horizontal control surfaces, and a propeller of revolving vanes.
Contained in: NICHOLSON, WILLIAM (compiler). A journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and the Arts. London: William Nicholson 1809. 2 volumes, 8vo, light blue stiff wrappers with white spines. Cayley's paper on page 164. SIR GEORGE CAYLEY (1773-1857) was a British engineer and Member of Parliament, who was the first to identify the four opposing forces of aerodynamics: weight, lift, drag and thrust. His carefully recorded experiments with models and gliders led to many of the concepts behind the eventual development of the airplane, including experiments with means of mechanical propulsion. His 1799 aircraft design contained many of the components that would be found in successful airplane designs more than a century later, including a fuselage, wings, a tail with vertical and horizontal control surfaces, and a propeller of revolving vanes.
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