| Constructeur(s) | | Constructeur | Construits | | Sir Georges CAYLEY, Brompton (Yorkshire, UK) | 1 | | Nombre total de constructions | 1 |
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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)
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