who is the known as the father of aviation
George Cayley In 1799 he set forth the concept of the modern aeroplane as a fixed-wing flying machine with separate systems for lift, propulsion, and control.[2] [3] He was a pioneer of aeronautical engineering and is sometimes referred to as "the father of aviation."[1] He discovered and identified the four forces which act on a heavier-than-air flying vehicle: weight, lift, drag and thrust.[4] Modern aeroplane design is based on those discoveries and on the importance of cambered wings, also identified by Cayley.[5] He constructed the first flying model aeroplane and also diagrammed the elements of vertical flight.[6] He designed the first glider reliably reported to carry a human aloft. He correctly predicted that sustained flight would not occur until a lightweight engine was developed to provide adequate thrust and lift.[7] The Wright brothers acknowledged his importance to the development of aviation.[7]
Chesley Sullenberger Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III (born 1951) is an American retired airline captain celebrated for the January 15, 2009 water landing of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River off Manhattan after the plane was disabled by striking a flock of Canada geese immediately after takeoff; all 155 people aboard survived. Sullenberger is an international speaker on airline safety[1] and has helped develop new protocols for airline safety. He served as the co-chairman, along with First Officer Jeffrey Skiles, of the EAA's Young Eagles youth introduction-to-aviation program from 2009 to 2013.[2] He retired from US Airways after 30 years as a commercial pilot on March 3, 2010.[3] In May of the following year, Sullenberger was hired by CBS News as an Aviation and Safety Expert.[4]