Otto Lilienthal facts for kids

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Otto Lilienthal was a German pioneer of aviation who became the first person to make repeated successful gliding flights.

On August 9, 1896, his glider stalled and he was unable to regain control. Falling from about 15 m (50 ft), he broke his neck and died the next day, 10 August, 1896.

Images for kids

  • Whitestorkflight

    Mechanics of white stork flight in his Der Vogelflug als Grundlage der Fliegekunst (1889)

  • Otto Lilienthal gliding experiment ppmsca.02546

    Lilienthal in mid-flight, c. 1895

  • Lilienthal hang glider

    Restored 1894 glider displayed at the National Air and Space Museum. It is one of five surviving Lilienthal gliders in the world.

  • Bundesarchiv Bild 102-13741, Gustav Lilienthal und Paul Baylich

    The unveiling ceremony of the new monument in Berlin. Gustav (left) and Paul Baylich, August 1932

  • Aviation Pioneer Lilienthal Bronze Plaque.

    Bronze plaque medal of Stölln, where Lilienthal had his fatal accident

  • Lilienthalgleiter modelle

    Models of his gliders

  • Lmom

    The Lilienthal monument, Berlin 2006


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