Otto Lilienthal
Otto Lilienthal
Otto Lilienthalwas a German pioneer of aviation who became known as the Glider King. He was the first person to make well-documented, repeated, successful gliding flights. Newspapers and magazines published photographs of Lilienthal gliding, favorably influencing public and scientific opinion about the possibility of flying machines becoming practical. On August 9, 1896, his glider stalled and he was unable to regain control. Falling from about 15 m, he broke his neck and died the next day, 10 August, 1896...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionAviator
Date of Birth23 May 1848
CountryGermany