The Otto Lilienthal Glider refers to the series of hang gliders designed and flown by the German aviation pioneer Otto Lilienthal through the 1890s. Built with a bowed wing structure inspired by bird wings and controlled entirely by the pilot shifting his body weight, they were among the first aircraft to demonstrate that a person could achieve controlled, repeated heavier than air flight, work that directly influenced the Wright brothers and other early aviation pioneers.
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1. Otto Lilienthal (Wikipedia)
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His flight attempts in 1891 are seen as the beginning of human flight
Lilienthal Normalsegelapparat (Wikipedia)
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The Lilienthal Normalsegelapparat (German: "Normal soaring apparatus") is a glider designed by Otto Lilienthal in Germany in the late 19th century.
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