Ephemerides: August 10, 1896 Otto Lilienthal, the German Pioneer of Aeronautical Engineering, Dies

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Among the pioneers of the air, one of the most important was Otto Lilienthal, a German engineer and key figure in aeronautical engineering, who died on August 10, 1896. He was born in Acklam, in northeastern Germany, in 1848. His desire to fly arose in childhood, when with his brother Gustav he studied the flight of birds, especially that of the white stork. The pioneer in aeronautical engineering. The brothers manufactured a belt with wings to …