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OTTO LILIENTHAL 23 MAY 1848 – 10 AUGUST 1896

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Otto Lilienthal designed and manufactured gliders in the nineteenth century, in Germany. He was a Professor of Engineering and he was interested in flight and particularly the possibility of gliding. He spent time developing the shape of a wing, that would enable a man to glide. His designs were detailed and worked, enabling him to guide, although they were very dangerous.
He developed an interest and perhaps an obsession, studying the way birds fly, at a very young age. His interest in flying, led him to study mechanical engineering at the Royal Academy in Berlin, where he experimented with flight and gliders. He joined the Aeronautical Society in Britain in 1873.
His designs of wings, were based on his knowledge and research into the structure of birds wings. He flew his designs from a huge artificial hill, he had constructed for this purpose. Large crowds attended his flights.
He died in 1896 when a sudden gust of wind caused him to lose control of his glider.
He should be regarded as a daring inventor, designer, ‘biomimicrist’ and innovator, in the field of aviation.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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