The Lilienthal glider project
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Video: Replicas of gliders constructed by Otto Lilienthal and the Wright brothers flew together at Kitty Hawk
For the first time, replicas of two of the most influential aircraft from the early days of aviation have flown together. Between 14 and 16 December 2019, Otto Lilienthal's 'Big Biplane' from 1895 and the Wright glider from 1902 were together during a demonstration at Kitty Hawk in the USA.
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Video of the first flight of the replica of Otto Lilienthal’s biplane glider
Now, for the first time, there is video footage of flights performed by a historically accurate replica of the world's first biplane glider, which was designed by Otto Lilienthal. Markus Raffel, who works at DLR in Göttingen, made the flights in California in late July 2019.
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Lilienthal's biplane glider passed its flow test in the wind tunnel
<span>A replica of the world’s first series aircraft passed its test in the German-Dutch wind tunnel DNW-LLF, where scientists from DLR have now demonstrated the aerodynamic quality of the design by the aviation pioneer Otto Lilienthal.</span>