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THE FLYING MAN - MIKE DOWNS GEBUNDEN

Here is the little-known history of Otto Lilienthal  a daring man whose more than 2 000
successful flights inspired the Wright Brothers and other aviation pioneers. In 1862  balloons
were the only way to reach the sky. But 14-year-old Otto Lilienthal didn t want to fly in
balloons. He wanted to soar like a bird. Scientists  teachers  and news reporters everywhere
said flying was impossible. Otto and his brother Gustav desperately wanted to prove them wrong
so they made their own wings and tried to take flight. The brothers quickly crashed  but this
was just the beginning for Otto  who would spend the next 30 years of his life sketching 
re-sketching  and building gliders. Over time  Otto s flights got longer. His control got
better. He learned the tricks and twists of the wind. His flights even began to draw crowds. By
the time of his death at age 48  Otto had made more than 2 000 successful glider flights. He
was the first person in history to spend this much time in the air  earning the title of the
world s first pilot and paving the way for future aviation pioneers.

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