Otto Lilienthal – The Father of Flight

Otto studied birds. He had a dream that man could fly. He threw himself off hills to chase his dream.

Only science could lift those brass balls into the air.

He made gliders long before he knew how. He crashed many times before he finally understood. He died long before he was understood.

He proved to the Wright Brothers that you could.

He died 36 hours after a 49 ft crash. His last words to his brother Gustav were, “Sacrifices must be made.”

Otto Lilienthal was the Father of Flight.