A modern reconstruction of Cayley's glider in flight. The first glider full-size man-carrying was designed by Sir George Cayley of Brompton Hall, Brompton, Yorkshire and described in the Mechanics Magazine for 15th September 1852. The aircraft was a monoplane with a kite-shaped wing and an adjustable tail-plane and fin. The total wing area is estimated to have been 500 sq ft and the weight of the machine 300 lb. The pilot was carried in a boat-shaped nacelle with tricycle undercarriage by means of a tiller control, he could operate a second smaller tail unit which served as both rudder and elevator.. ©TopFoto

A modern reconstruction of Cayley's glider in flight. The first glider full-size man-carrying was designed by Sir George Cayley of Brompton Hall, Brompton, Yorkshire and described in the Mechanics Magazine for 15th September 1852. The aircraft was a monoplane with a kite-shaped wing and an adjustable tail-plane and fin. The total wing area is estimated to have been 500 sq ft and the weight of the machine 300 lb. The pilot was carried in a boat-shaped nacelle with tricycle undercarriage by means of a tiller control, he could operate a second smaller tail unit which served as both rudder and elevator.. ©TopFoto

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