Tuesday, June 7, 2011

This is the glider that influenced the wright brothers to invent the airplane. Built by Otto Lilienthal, the hang glider had wings and tail surfaces covered with doped cotton cloth and a horizontal stabilizer connected to the frame by a picot at the front and the rudder. When the pilot moved his torso and legs, it would alter the gravity location and provided limited control.

-Sara Harju

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