Otto Lilienthal
This celebrity goo was created by Russ Wilhelm.
Scott Hardie may have altered Russ's goo before publication.
publication date: Sunday, May 1, 2016 (part of Spring 2016)
category: 
Aviation
clue: Many can claim that they were the first success story in flight, but this member of aviation royalty has the pictures to prove it.
explanation: Lilienthal, known as the Glider King ("royalty"), was the first person to make well-documented, repeated, successful gliding flights, including many published photographs. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Steve West, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, and Joanna Woods
trivia: Russ also provided the explanation text.
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