The first manned glider flight that there is reasonable evidence for was in 1853.
We don't actually know who the "pilot" was! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_George_Cayley http://www.flyingmachines.org/cayl.html "I tender my resignation Sir George, I was hired to drive, not to fly!" Also, in his desire to create as light a flying machine as possible George Cayley invented the tension spoked wheel. Bicycles anyone? Regards SWK >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Penedo >Sent: Wednesday, 14 December 2005 2:45 PM >To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. >Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Gliding Trivia > >On 12/14/05, Christopher Mc Donnell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> So for a bit of fun I thought I would start a trivia list that we >> could all add to. > >Interesting stuff, keep them coming. > >It would be even more interesting if accompanied by some references... > >Thanks, > >--P > >_______________________________________________ >Aus-soaring mailing list >[email protected] >To check or change subscription details, visit: >http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
