LILIENTHAL, Otto; NEUHAUSS, Dr. Richard Gustav (photogr.) 
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„Stöllen, 1895.“ Otto Lilienthal flying his gliding plane “Großer Doppeldecker”, Fliegeberg, Berlin-Lichterfelde, or Rhinow (Gollenberg), Oct. 19, 1895. Vintage gelatin silver print, mounted to board in size: 164 x 206 mm. Captioned “Stöllen 1895” in white ink below the image on the mount. Slight signs of wear to the boards; some spots and specks, otherwise in good condition. Framed.
Exceedingly rare iconic photograph of the beginning of human flight, showing the „father of aviation“ flying. In 1891, the German pioneer of aviation, Otto Lilienthal, initiated his flight experiments, lasting five years until his unfortunate death in 1896, due to a flight accident. During this period, photographers such as Ottomar Anschütz, Carl Kassner, Richard Neuhauss, and Alex Krajewski documented Lilienthal’s flights near Berlin. These images often circulated as postcards and served as crucial documentation for Lilienthal. Unfortunately, the glass negatives of Lilienthal’s photographs, archived in the Deutsches Museum in Munich, were destroyed during WWII. The „flying man“ Lilienthal was the first person to make well-documented, repeated, successful flights with gliders, therefore making the idea of heavier-than-air aircraft a reality. Newspapers and magazines published photographs of Lilienthal gliding, favorably influencing public and scientific opinion about the possibility of flying machines becoming practical. Lilienthal’s work led to his developing the concept of the modern wing. His flight attempts in 1891 are seen as the beginning of human flight and the „Lilienthal Normalsegelapparat“ is considered the first airplane in series production, making the Maschinenfabrik Otto Lilienthal in Berlin the first airplane production company in the world. He has been referred to as the „father of aviation“ and „father of flight“. On 9 August 1896, Lilienthal’s glider stalled and he was unable to regain control. Falling from about 15 metres (49 ft), he broke his neck and died the next day. ( Aviatik, Flugzeug, Aircraft, Luftfahrt, Flugtechnik )
9500,- EUR
inkl. 19% USt./incl. 19% VAT
Sachgebiete: Luftfahrt, Photographie, Technik, Technikgeschichte
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