Sir George Cayley's drawings
Sir George Cayley's finalised design for the full-size aeroplane of the silver disc type circa 1799, with notes in his writing of his weight, weight of the glider and surface area. From: C.H. Gibbs-Smith Sir George Cayley's Aeronautics 1796-1855 (London: HMSO/Science Museum. 1962) "... showing the paddles and transmission."
Picture No
10839307
Media ID
48050679
Size
4000px x 3411px
(2.3MB)
Credit
© The Royal Aeronautical Society (National Aerospace Library) / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph from The Royal Aeronautical Society Archive
Date
1962
