The sailing flight of birds is the only form of flight whic… - Otto Lilienthal

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The sailing flight of birds is the only form of flight which is carried on for some length of time without the expenditure of power.

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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Alternative Names: Karl Wilhelm Otto Lilienthal

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The maintenance of equilibrium in forward flight is a matter of practice, and can only be learned by repeated personal experiment.

The supporting powers of time air and of the wind depend on the shape of the surfaces used, and the best forms can only be evolved by free flight through the air.

Actual practice in individual flight presents the best prospects for developing our capacity until it leads to perfected free flight.

The sailing flight of birds is the only form of flight which is carried on for some length of time without the expenditure of power. - Otto Lilienthal

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