Derwitzer Glider in flight with Lilienthal as pilot, 1891
Role
Experimental glider
Type of aircraft
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 [de; it] (nowadays part of Werder (Havel)) in Brandenburg. When flown in 1891, it became a very early successful design able to carry a person and one of the first successful manned aircraft in the world. He made flights of up to 25 metres (80 feet) in it.
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