Germany actually did invent this. The brothers Wright only stuck an engine to it. The first glider that actually deserved its name was inveted by Otto Lilienthal. He died in it. Without his work, the Wright brothers would not have been able to build their plane.
I agree. Lilienthal showed a proof of concept. The Wrights made it practical. As soon as aerodynamics was understood a bit better, there was enough lift, to move the whole elevator assembli to the back of the plane, but apart from that, the whole thing still is the most practical approach.
Name something the Germans didn’t invent.
Tough one
concentration camps
But they were the first to have a bakery attached.
Nope. The Brits did that, in South Africa, iirc.
Oh, right. Somehow I only noticed the original post.
You are supposed to mention things the Germans didn’t invent in this section.
Humor
Noodles.
Civil engineering. And they’ve been confused at how the Italians beat them to it ever since
Airplanes.
Germany actually did invent this. The brothers Wright only stuck an engine to it. The first glider that actually deserved its name was inveted by Otto Lilienthal. He died in it. Without his work, the Wright brothers would not have been able to build their plane.
Technically, the Wrights’ main contribution was the 3-axis steering mechanism, which is what made powered flight practical.
I agree. Lilienthal showed a proof of concept. The Wrights made it practical. As soon as aerodynamics was understood a bit better, there was enough lift, to move the whole elevator assembli to the back of the plane, but apart from that, the whole thing still is the most practical approach.
All inventions being based on some previous work, is it not the Wright who invented the airplane, and Lilienthal who invented the glider?
Telephone
Wrong
Inefficiency
Germans known inefficiency pretty damn well, I can tell you that much.
Greggs sausage rolls. Or are we counting the Anglo-Saxons as ex-pats?
Hitler
And what about Mozart?
The number zero, sanitation, statistics.