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Sir George Cayley's Notebook - 'Sea' (1799-1811)
In his lifetime, Sir George Cayley (1773-1857) published just a few papers on the subject of aeronautics and many of his ideas are explored in five illustrated manuscript notebooks which were presented on permanent loan to the Royal Aeronautical Society in 1946 by Cayley's grandson Sir Kenelm Cayley. The…
Lawrence Hargrave: 'Evolution of the Flying Machine I' (1885-1889) Image 1
Two trochoided plane boat propellers, also two models of floats propelled by the waves.
Lawrence Hargrave: 'Evolution of the Flying Machine I' (1885-1889) Image 2
A double vessel in which the boats themselves are the propeller.
Lawrence Hargrave: 'Evolution of the Flying Machine I' (1885-1889) Image 6
A Model showing six footed trochoidal progression and gravitational horizontal rudder for a flying machine.
Lawrence Hargrave: 'Evolution of the Flying Machine I' (1885-1889) Image 7
Model showing one form of serpentine progression.
