FRAGE 5: Who was the German aviation pioneer whose wing designs were closely studied by the Wright Brothers?
Tipp: Die Halle von Berlins Hauptflughafen (TXL) trägt seinen Namen.
ANTWORT: Otto Lilienthal (1848-1896).
In 1871, Otto Lilienthal began to study bird flight with the idea of building the first heavier-than-air craft. He succeeded in being the first to fly in a glider (he made many flights), but died in a crash during a flight. His wing designs were studied by the Wright brothers, as was his 1889 book, Der Vogelflug als Grundlage der Fliegekunst (Bird Flight As the Basis for Aviation). - Seit dem 7. Juni 1988 trägt der Flughafen Tegel den zusätzlichen Namen "Otto Lilienthal".
Web Link: Tegel (Otto Lilienthal) Flughafen - Berlin mit der Geschichte von Tegel. In German.