Lilienthal, Otto

From OnAirpower.org

Lilienthal, Otto

Name: Lilienthal, Otto Years: 1848-1896 Nationality: German Remarks: German aviation pioneer known as the "Glider King", who was the first to make repated successful manned gliding flights

[edit] Publications

• Der Vogelflug als Grundlage der Fliegekunst (Birdflight as the Basis of Aviation), 1889
• The Carrying Capacity of Arched Surfaces in Sailing Flight, from Zeitschrift fur Luftschiffahrt and Physic de Atmosphare for November, 1893

[edit] Sources

• Wikipedia entry for Otto Lilienthal

• Lilienthal Museum

[edit] References