WorksheetsHeroes of Flight: George Cayley & Otto Lilienthal
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
George Cayley was know as the ...
The Flying Man
Father of Aviation
The Flying Pioneer
Glider Man
Otto Lilienthal was known as
The Flying Scholar
The Father of Aviation
The Glider King
The Flying Man
George Cayley and Otto Lilienthal were both...
British
German
fascinated with birds as children
soldiers in a war and had to put their inventions on hold
Who said "I don't think a flying machine would need flapping wings like a bird"?
Otto Lilienthal
George Cayley
The Wright brothers
Who published the book " Birdflight As the Basis of Aviation"?
Otto Lilienthal
George Cayley
The Wright Brothers
Who engraved his design for an airplane into a silver medalion?
Otto Lillienthal
George Cayley
Otto Lilienthal and George Cayley invented engine powered gliders.
True
False
Kind of
Check all that are true...
George and Otto were inventors of gliders
George and Otto were both good at science and math
George and Otto both were able to capture their achievements on film
George and Otto believed in powered flight one day
Otto Lilienthal can be thought of as an "early YouTuber".
True
False
Check all that apply. Otto L ...
was an inspiration to the Wright brothers
built a special hilltop platform to launch his gliders
flew a glider 900 feet across Brompton Dale in Yorkshire
wrote George Cayley to tell him about his achievements
