An early illustration of pioneer aircraft - Lilienthal's bat-like glider built in Germany in 1895. Karl Wilhelm Otto Lilienthal ( 1848 – 1896) was a German aviation pioneer who was known at the time as the "flying man"

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Size: 5906px × 1912px
Photo credit: © Colin Waters / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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