Otto Lilienthal Museum

Otto Lilienthal Museum

The Otto Lilienthal Museum is located in the small town of Anklam in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Opened in 1991, it is a museum dedicated to Germany’s “Glider King” — Otto Lilienthal — and houses the world’s largest collection of Lilienthal gliders.

Otto Lilienthal was a German aviation pioneer born in Anklam. Known as the “Glider King of Germany,” he was also the first person in history to successfully complete repeated gliding flights. Following the experimental approach of Sir George Cayley, his story influenced the Wright brothers’ research on powered flight. The museum displays the world’s first successful glider prototype, along with photographs, related records, and models or replicas of most of the gliders used by Lilienthal. It also features an extensive collection of hang gliders and various gliders from before the first successful test flight — including over 170 hang gliders — chronicling the early history of aviation in Germany.

Otto Lilienthal Museum

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Continent: Europe【Europe】

Country/Region: Germany[Germany]

State/Province: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern [Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania]