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Flying Man, The: Otto Lilienthal, The World's First Pilot
Mike Downs
Illustrator: David Hohn
Ages: 9+
Published: 2022
Publisher: Astra Young Readers/Astra BFYR/Astra Publishing House
ISBN: 978-0-63592-550-0
Keywords: gliders, aeronautical engineers
After years of experimenting, in 1891 Lilienthal took his first airborne ride in a glider he had constructed. Back matter describes his trial-and-error path to flight. Mixed-media color illustrations.