Gradual development of flight should begin with the simples… - Otto Lilienthal

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Gradual development of flight should begin with the simplest apparatus and movements, and without time complication of dynamic means.

Otto Lilienthal

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Karl Wilhelm Otto Lilienthal (23 May 1848 – 10 August 1896), the German "Glider King," was a pioneer of human aviation.

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Gradual development of flight should begin with the simplest apparatus and movements, and without time complication of dynamic means. - Otto Lilienthal

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