Lanchester is an interesting (but little-known) person.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freder...er#Aeronautics
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In 1906 he published the first part of a two-volume work, Aerial Flight, dealing with the problems of powered flight (Lanchester 1906). In it, he developed a model for the vortices that occur behind wings during flight,[38] which included the first full description of lift and drag. His book was not well received in England, but created interest in Germany where the scientist Ludwig Prandtl mathematically confirmed the correctness of Lanchester's vortex theory. In his second volume, Lanchester turned his attention to aircraft stability, Aerodonetics (Lanchester 1908), developing his phugoid theory which contained a description of oscillations and stalls. During this work he outlined the basic layout used in most aircraft since then. Lanchester's contribution to aeronautical science was not recognised until the end of his life.
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Coventry University has his heritage and does a lot in automotive aerodynamics today.
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In 1970, several colleges in Coventry merged to form Lanchester Polytechnic, so named in memory of Frederick Lanchester.[45] It was renamed Coventry Polytechnic in 1987, and became Coventry University in 1992.
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Lanchester’s fantastic 1897 flying machine showcased at Farnborough – Lanchester Interactive Archive
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A simulation of Fred Lanchester’s 1897 flying machine was among several designs showcased by Coventry University students at this year’s Farnborough International Airshow.
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Osita used advanced computer software to prove that Lanchester’s machine would have flown. His work also suggested it would have been more aerodynamically stable than the Wright Brothers’ Flyer that became the world’s first plane to fly six years later in 1903.
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I'm not finding the cylindrical aeroform, didn't that come out of the German wind tunnels? Oops, there it is.
