The Flying Man by Mike Downs

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/15353 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Flying Man Author: Mike Downs Narrator: Mark Sanderlin Format: mp3 Length: 14 mins Release date: 05-16-23 Ratings: Not rated yet Genres: Vehicles & Transportation Publisher's Summary: In 1862, balloons were the only way to reach the sky. But 14-year-old Otto Lilienthal didn’t want to fly in balloons. He wanted to soar like a bird. Scientists, teachers, and news reporters everywhere said flying was impossible. Otto and his brother Gustav desperately wanted to prove them wrong, so they made their own wings and tried to take flight. The brothers quickly crashed, but this was just the beginning for Otto, who would spend the next 30 years of his life sketching, re-sketching, and building gliders.