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What did Otto Lilienthal do repeatedly and successfully with gliders?

  • Flights

  • Acrobatic stunts

  • Engine modifications

  • Long distance traveling

Answer

Otto Lilienthal did repeatedly and successfully fly gliders. He was a pioneer of aviation and the first person to make successful, repeated flights in a glider. He made over 2,000 flights in his gliders, and his work helped to pave the way for the development of powered flight.
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