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Otto Lilienthal's Glider

15.1k Skam  2.2 years ago
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Otto Lilienthal's Glider

In five years between 1891 and 1896 Otto constructed seven gliders (five monoplanes and two biplanes) and made over 2000 ever-improving flights from hill sites at Stieglitz and in the Rhinow Mountains near Stöllen. He flew distances up to 400 m (1312 ft) and reached heights of 25 m (82 ft).


Controls

Throttle - Running
Yaw - Turning (This only works on the ground because of a self deativating gyro)
Pitch - Legs Forward/Backwards
Roll - Legs Left/Right


Flight model

The Lilienthal's Glider was controled by shifting the center of mass by moving your legs my replica is controled in the same way this coases some problems tho for example above the speed of 190 Km/h(118 Mp/h) you cant pich down. The Roll is also quite slow you can pich up while truning to increse the G-forces witch increses the Roll speed


Taking off

  • Where to take off :
    in game i found 2 locatcions close enough to cliffs steep enough to take off the Blue Galicial Park and the Rattlesnake Racetrack
  • How to take off :
    1-Run off a clif
    2-Pitch down to gain speed (Moving the legs forward also shifts the center of mass forward makeing you more stable at low speeds)
    3-Pitch up to gain altitude

    If your having trouble taking off setting up a light headwind might help

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s) +35 bonus
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 28.9ft (8.8m)
  • Length 17.2ft (5.2m)
  • Height 9.1ft (2.8m)
  • Empty Weight 2,172lbs (985kg)
  • Loaded Weight 2,172lbs (985kg)

Performance

  • Wing Loading 9.2lbs/ft2 (44.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 236.8ft2 (22.0m2)
  • Drag Points 654

Parts

  • Number of Parts 181
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 577
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    Not too good, gust of wind made me crash and break my back, 2/10.

    -Otto Lilienthal

    +1 6 months ago
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    14.6k Graingy

    I can't wait to crash and die

    +1 one year ago
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    Nice 9/10

    +1 1.6 years ago
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    26.6k Dragoranos

    I just realized something

    how the hell do Otto runs at 50kph

    +1 1.7 years ago
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    15.1k Skam

    @Rjenteissussy thx for the suggestion i might do it looks fun to control in VR and there's a lot of sketches i can use as blueprints wich was a problem with the Otto Lilienthal's Glider

    +1 2.2 years ago
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    cool maybe you can build Leonardo da Vinci's glider too :)) as if u want

    +1 2.2 years ago
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    3,308 JustWingIt

    If only he had an engine...

    2.2 years ago
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    3,419 stevemc01

    F for Lilienthal.

    +2 2.2 years ago
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    4,207 HazerzIsBack

    So cool

    2.2 years ago
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    457 starxiao

    wow moving the man"Otto" is soo fun!

    +1 2.2 years ago
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    69.2k Chancey21

    Step 4: crash and die

    +4 2.2 years ago
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    33.1k TheGliderGuy

    Amazing just beautiful ...

    +3 2.2 years ago
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    26.6k Dragoranos

    @handitover ...

    Perfercto!

    +2 2.2 years ago
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    17.0k beenz

    @DragoransEscarti wanna land without breaking legs?
    land with your head

    +9 2.2 years ago
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    26.6k Dragoranos

    my god his legs... he doesn't look comfortable when he lands
    How to land without breaking Otto's legs?

    +2 2.2 years ago
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    15.1k Skam

    @TheDarkKnight0623 Here are the links to the maps i used : The Valley Banks Peninsula, New Zealand

    +2 2.2 years ago
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    What map is that

    +2 2.2 years ago
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    12.6k JuanShot2Go

    Run Otto, run!

    +1 2.2 years ago
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    1,095 Spamton1997

    Excellent Glider! :D

    +2 2.2 years ago