- Derwitzer Glider
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Derwitzer Glider Role Experimental glider National origin Germany Manufacturer Otto Lilienthal Designer Otto Lilienthal First flight 1891 The Derwitzer Glider was a glider that was developed by Otto Lilienthal, so named because it was tested near Derwitz in Brandenburg. When flown in 1891, it became his first design able to carry a person, and after Sir George Cayley's glider, the second such aircraft in the world. He made flights of up to 25 metres (80 feet) in it.
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: One pilot
- Length: 3.90 m (12 ft 10 in)
- Wingspan: 7.62 m (25 ft 0 in)
- Wing area: 10.0 m2 (108 ft2)
- Empty weight: 18 kg (40 lb)
References
Aircraft produced by Otto Lilienthal Derwitzer Glider • Südende Glider • Maihöhe Rhinow Glider • Small Ornithopter • Normal soaring apparatus • Sturmflügelmodell • Vorflügelapparat • Small Biplane • Big Biplane • Big Ornithopter
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