Otto Lilienthal: device for experiments (replica)

Otto Lilienthal1895

Otto-Lilienthal-Museum
Anklam, Germany

Different control mechanisms were tested on this monoplane glider. The conspicuous front wing tip controller (Vorflügel) was intended to prevent crashes, which happened frequently. A wing warping control and turnable drag surfaces were also tested.

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Title: Otto Lilienthal: device for experiments (replica)
Creator: Lilienthal, Otto, replica: Nitsch, Stephan
Date Created: 1895
Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
External Link: Lilienthal's glider constructions

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Otto Lilienthal Berlin Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region Germany

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