Sir George Cayley

	SIR GEORGE CAYLEY True Inventor of Flight Premier Scientist
	Born Scarborough, England, 27 December, 1773. His meticulous observations and findings were to guide later pioneers and confirm his right to be called the inventor of flight. Deduced that machines would fly if wings were cambered. Began actual gliding experiments in 1808 with his first manned glider flight in 1853. His sophisticated machine had provisions for pilot operated three axis controls and undercarriage wheels. Prophet of technology yet unborn, pioneered the development of combustion engines, spoked wheels, finned missles, propellers, streamline shapes. Died 15 December 1857.
	Elected to the International Aerospace Hall of Fame 1974