German aviation pioneer (1848-1896)
Otto Lilienthal was a German engineer and inventor in the late 1800s who designed and built some of the first successful gliders and conducted pioneering experiments in human flight. His work in understanding aerodynamics and demonstrating controlled gliding flight made him one of the most important early figures in aviation history, influencing later pioneers like the Wright Brothers.
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Karl Wilhelm Otto Lilienthal ( German pronunciation: [ˈkaʁl ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈʔɔto ˈliːliəntaːl]; 23 May 1848 – 10 August 1896) was a German pioneer of aviation who became known as the "flying man". He was the first person to make well-documented, repeated, successful flights with gliders, therefore making the idea of heavier-than-air aircraft a reality. Newspapers and magazines published photographs of Lilienthal gliding, favourably influencing public and scientific opinion about the possibility of flying machines becoming practical.
Lilienthal's work led to his developing the concept of the modern wing. His flight attempts in 1891 are seen as the beginning of human flight and the "Lilienthal Normalsegelapparat" is considered the first airplane in series production, making the Maschinenfabrik Otto Lilienthal in Berlin the first airplane production company in the world. He has been referred to as the "father of aviation" and "father of flight".
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