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    George Cayley established the concept of fixed-wing aircraft in 1799 by designing and building gliders. In 1853, he conducted the first recorded successful manned flight when his reluctant servant flew in a glider designed by Cayley and landed safely. The flight demonstrated that heavier-than-air, powered flight was possible.

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    George Cayley established the concept of fixed-wing aircraft in 1799 by designing and building gliders. In 1853, he conducted the first recorded successful manned flight when his reluctant servant flew in a glider designed by Cayley and landed safely. The flight demonstrated that heavier-than-air, powered flight was possible.

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    2/7/2019 -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia

    English aeronautic pioneer George Cayley established the


    modern notion of a xed-wing aircraft in 1799, and he
    designed a glider (shown in the drawing) that was safely own
    by his reluctant servant in 1853 in the rst recorded successful
    manned ight.

    Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (neg. no. LC-DIG-ppmsca-


    02521)

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    WEBSITE NAME: Encyclopaedia Britannica
    PUBLISHER: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
    URL: https://www.britannica.com/technology/history-of- ight/media/210191/99636
    ACCESS DATE: February 07, 2019

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