Otto Lilienthal
This celebrity goo was created by player Russ Wilhelm.
Scott Hardie provided the category and difficulty, made minor changes to the clue provided by Russ, and wrote the explanation.
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…
difficulty: medium
solved by: Steve West, Justin Woods, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, and Joanna Woods
trivia: Russ also provided the explanation text.
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