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Cruciform tail
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It had a fixed main wing, a fuselage, a cruciform tail unit with surfaces for vertical and horizontal control, a cockpit for the pilot, and a rudimentary means of propulsion that consisted of revolving vanes, a precursor to the propeller.
In 1804 Cayley constructed a a model monoplane glider that was five feet (1.524 m) long. The model featured an adjustable cruciform tail, a kite-shaped wing mounted at a high angle of incidence and a moveable weight to alter the center of gravity.
 See also: Aviation, Aircraft, Glide, Wing, Weight
  
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