Conceptually similarSPLFirst flight across the English ChannelSS2176825SD7918RIA NOVOSTIOtto Lilienthal, German Pioneer of AviationSS2869734HC2135SPLDe Groof's flying machineSS2124090SB1321SCIENCE SOURCEOtto Lilienthal's Glider, 1895SS2714157JC8722SCIENCE SOURCEOtto Lilienthal's Glider, 1895SS2714158JC8723RIA NOVOSTIOtto Lilienthal Glider, Zhukovsky Science MuseumSS2869732HC2137RIA NOVOSTIOtto Lilienthal, German Pioneer of AviationSS2869735HC2136SPLHydrogen balloon fillingSS2118995SA6225SPLThe first parachute descent in the UK, 1802SS2175241SD7919View AllView more with similar tones The German glider pioneer Otto LilienthalLicense type:Rights ManagedUnique identifier:SS2141822Legacy Identifier:SC1762Description:Photograph taken in 1895 of the German glider pioneer Otto Lilienthal (1848-1896). The work of Lilienthal heavily influenced later aeronautical engineers such as the Wright brothers. After graduation from the trade school at Potsdam and the Berlin Trade Academy, Lilienthal experimented with flying models with flapping wings and wing gliders. His book on bird flight and his essays on flying machines were recognized as basic works in aeronautics. From an artificial hill near Lichterfelde he made more than 2000 flights in monoplane and biplane gliders he designed. He died after his craft crashed in flight near Rhinow, Germany.Credit:SPL/Science SourceSize:5137px × 3833px (~56 MB)Get PricingHow Will The Visual Be Used?ShareKeywords:flying-glider pioneer-history of science-lilienthal-transport-V320/0010-V320/010-V3200010Folder Legacy Identifier:spl001_hdModel release:Not releasedRestrictions:No Sale through SubagentsParent folder:SPL bulkload #2