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| DONNÉES GÉNÉRALES |
| Année du premier vol (ou de design, si seul projet) |
1849 |
| Pays | Angleterre |
| Designer(s) | CAYLEY, George |
| Premier constructeur | Sir Georges CAYLEY, Brompton (Yorkshire, UK) |
| Type d'appareil | Planeur - Biplan |
| Mode de propulsion | -- |
| Fonction | Expérimental |
| SPÉCIFICATIONS TECHNIQUES |
| Envergure | -- |
| Longueur | -- |
| Hauteur | -- |
| Allongement | -- |
| Surface alaire | -- |
| Profil principal | Image profil manquante |
| Profil - Remarques | -- |
| Masse à vide | 59 kg |
| Masse maxi | -- |
| Charge alaire | -- |
| Vitesse mini | -- |
| Vitesse maxi | -- |
| Finesse maxi | |
| Taux de chute mini | -- |
| Nb sièges | 1 |
| Structure | Bois et toile |
| Constructeur(s) |
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| Infos techniques | Planeur triplan, muni de deux empennages. The boy glider had two small flappers, one on either side, which were intended to balance the aircraft, not propel it. | ||||||
| Histoire résumée | Sir George Cayley builds a small triplane glider designed to lift about 80 pounds of the ground. History remembers it as the "boy glider," although Cayley seemed to think of it as a "governable parachute." It is the first recorded manned (or boyed) fixed-wing aircraft. A group of people tow it aloft, lifting a 10-year old boy off the ground for a short distance. Cayley also flew the craft in a high wind like a kite, tethered to the ground. | ||||||
| Liens personnalités | CAYLEY, George (Angleterre) |
| Liens WEB | Site : Flying Machines . Note + dessin. (2017-04-07 CL) Site : The First Aeroplane . Note + dessin. (2017-04-07 CL) |
| Livres | Pas de livre référencé. |
| Autres sources | Les planeurs Cayley, par Bruno de Wouters, Cahier des Faucheurs de Marguerites, Janvier- Février-Mars 2015. |
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