the whole point of the plane was basically a glider with an engine so it could glide for longer. the structure was also based off of the model of a glider.
Lilienthal's research was well known to the Wright brothers, and they credited him as a major inspiration for their decision to pursue manned flight. However, they abandoned his aeronautical data after two seasons of gliding and began using their own wind tunnel data.
Franklin Roosevelt was having problems with the United States Supreme Court during his second term in office because the Supreme Court kept finding his policies unconstitutional.
