-PLEASE HELP MEDAL & FAN WILL BE GIVEN- Describe the contributions of George Cayley and the Wright brothers to modern aviation. George Cayley

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George Cayley was considered the father of aviation. He was the first to come up the the idea of a modern airplane and the heavier-than-air flight theory. Cayley carried out experiments that allowed him to learn more about wing structure and Being first to discover the four aerodynamic forces of flight weight, lift, drag, and thrust and their relationship, these were later used by the wright brothers in their theories and discoveries. (reference: http://aviation-history.com/early/cayley.htm) The wright brothers identified the problems with flight at the time and found ways to solve them. (reference: http://aviationhistory.info/Wright-Brothers.html) ((this is brief... sorry I didn't write more in detailed... hope the references helps)