s able tofly at first for a dis-tance of 16 feet in astrong wind, increas-ing this distance laterto 114 feet, and hecould also fly againstthe wind. He then built a sec-ond, larger glider, on the model of the first, but with dimensionsof 16 square meters and a weight of 24 kilograms. With thishe was… … THE HILL KKOM WHICH LILIENTHAL GLIDED new proving ground was in the middle of a large field covered byturf and surrounded by regular, conical hills rising in a gentleslope to a height of from 200 to 260 feet. His new machine wascomposed of large curved surfaces in the form of an open fan.Lilienthal…
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