Otto Lilienthal

Also known as Karl Wilhelm Otto Lilienthal

German aviation pioneer (1848-1896)

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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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It is catalogued under topics including 1848 births, 1896 deaths and 19th-century German aviation.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1848
Died: 1896
Works: 5

Top works

Otto Lilienthal auf Fotografien
Der Mensch fliegt, Otto Lilienthal
Über meine Flugversuche, 1889-1896
Die Flugapparate
Birdflight as the basis of aviation

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States

Discography

Discogs

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 7
Total plays: 49

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,384x
On the Origin of Cancer Cells
· 1956 · cited 11,330x
Development and validation of a geriatric depression screening scale: A preliminary report
· 1982 · cited 11,070x
Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,812x
Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019
· 2020 · cited 9,765x

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Quotes

“All flight is based upon producing air pressure, all flight energy consists in overcoming air pressure.”
“Artificial flight may be defined as that form of aviation in which a man flies at will in any direction by means of an apparatus attached to his body, the use of which requires personal skill. Artificial flight by a single individual is the proper beginning for all species of artificial flight, as the necessary conditions can most easily be fulfilled when man flies individually.”
“The increasing size of the apparatus makes the construction more difficult in securing lightness in the machine; therefore the building of small apparatus is to be recommended.”
“The difficulty of rising into the air increases rapidly with the size of the apparatus. The uplifting of a single person, therefore, is more easily attained than that of a large flying machine loaded with several persons.”
“Gradual development of flight should begin with the simplest apparatus and movements, and without time complication of dynamic means.”
“The sailing flight of birds is the only form of flight which is carried on for some length of time without the expenditure of power.”

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Commons category: Otto Lilienthal
date of birth: 1848-05-23
date of death: 1896-08-10
Commons gallery: Otto Lilienthal
name in native language: Otto Lilienthal
birth name: Karl Wilhelm Otto Lilienthal
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Commons Creator page: Otto Lilienthal

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Encyclopedic overview

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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