Flight: A Thrilling History of an Idea — Leonardo da Vinci
Disegni di Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519
Trieste: La Roccia, 1974
Prints by Carlo Giuseppe Gerli
Reprint of the 1784 edition
Diagram of a proposed flying machine. Plate: Tavola XL c
Disegni di Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519
Trieste: La Roccia, 1974
Prints by Carlo Giuseppe Gerli
Reprint of the 1784 edition
Diagram of a proposed flying machine. Plate: Tavola XLI
Leonardo da Vinci studied the mechanics of flight by watching how birds, dragonflies, and bats could fly. In the mid 1490s Leonardo planned a test flight for a flying machine with articulated wings activated by man-powered foot pedals. The flying machine was constructed in a sheltered location on the roof of the Corte dell’ Arengo in Milan. There is no evidence that the planned test flight ever took place.
Disegni di Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519
Trieste: La Roccia, 1974
Prints by Carlo Giuseppe Gerli
Reprint of the 1784 edition
Diagram of a proposed flying machine. Plate: Tavola XL b
Disegni di Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519
Trieste: La Roccia, 1974
Prints by Carlo Giuseppe Gerli
Reprint of the 1784 edition
Diagram of a proposed flying machine. Plate: Tavola XLII a