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…
Two trochoided plane boat propellers, also two models of floats propelled by the waves.
A double vessel in which the boats themselves are the propeller.
A Model showing six footed trochoidal progression and gravitational horizontal rudder for a flying machine.
Model showing one form of serpentine progression.