With an earlier glider, banking a turn would sometimes cause ... available that fit the specialized needs of an aircraft, the Wright brothers made one of their own. With the help of machinist ...

But in experimenting with those gliders the Wright brothers discovered that those machines were producing roughly 20 percent less lift than their calculations had predicted. Now, these guys were ...

Lilienthal tragically perished in the world's first glider pilot fatality in 1896. Who was the first to fly? The average school kid will likely reply to the Wright brothers in 1903. However ...

Orville and Wilbur Wright were inspired by Otto Lilienthal, a German glider pioneer. Though he crashed to his death in 1896, the Wrights were obsessed the technical problems involved in flight. They ...

The Ohio Historical Markers identify, commemorate and honor the important people, places and events that have contributed to the state's rich history.

Those gliders very much resembled their modern equivalents ... Neither Lilienthal nor the Wright brothers were isolated in their pursuit; as the 19th century came to a close, researchers all ...