Transportation:Lilienthal, Otto
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Peter SaundryOtto Lilienthal (1848-1896), a German inventor who made fundamental contributions to the development of heavier-than-air flight. He made over 2,000 flights in gliders of his design between 1891 and his death five years later in 1896. Fifteen of Lilienthal's gliders were monoplanes and three were biplanes. Each model was a hang glider controlled by the pilot shifting his weight rather than through the use of any active control surfaces. Lilienthal's book of aerodynamic data, Der Vogelflug als Grundlage der Fliegekunst (Birdflight as the Basis for Aviation), published in 1889, emphasized the curvature of a bird's wings as the secret of lift. Lilienthal's book greatly influenced aeronautical design and was the bible for the early designs of the Wright brothers and other early aviators.
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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Peter Saundry (Topic Editor) "Lilienthal, Otto". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth August 21, 2008; Last revised Date August 21, 2008; Retrieved May 25, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Lilienthal,_Otto?topic=49512>
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Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
Otto Lilienthal (1848-1896), a German inventor who made fundamental contributions to the development of heavier-than-air flight. He made over 2,000 flights in gliders of his design between 1891 and his death five years later in 1896. Fifteen of Lilienthal's gliders were monoplanes and three were biplanes. Each model was a hang glider controlled by the pilot shifting his weight rather than through the use of any active control surfaces. Lilienthal's book of aerodynamic data, Der Vogelflug als Grundlage der Fliegekunst (Birdflight as the Basis for Aviation), published in 1889, emphasized the curvature of a bird's wings as the secret of lift. Lilienthal's book greatly influenced aeronautical design and was the bible for the early designs of the Wright brothers and other early aviators.
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