1. Leonardo da Vinci - forgotten aviation expert
Leonardo da Vinci's flapping wing design/figure source network
Perhaps the artistic achievements brought by such famous paintings as "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper" are too bright. People often overlook Leonardo? Di? Piero? Tatsu? Another identity of Finch, a great scientist, was also called the first person in aviation science research.
More than 500 years ago, Leonardo da Vinci used long-term observations and research on birds to believe that birds were machines that worked according to mathematical principles and could be copied by humans.
In 1487, he designed a sketchy structure of a flapping machine. The wings have multiple skeletons. With a set of wheels and connecting rods, they can produce a variety of bends. In 1505, he completed the scientific paper "On the Bird's Flight," stating that the bird's wings are lifted due to air elasticity, the tail is used for stability and balance, the head can change the direction of flight, and the contraction of the legs can be achieved. Deceleration effect.
Unfortunately, Leonardo da Vinci’s research on flying was not taken seriously for a long time until the end of the 18th century, when Napoleon’s army invaded Florence, Italy, Leonardo da Vinci’s relics were brought back to France. Only drawings and drawings can be revisited. It was only in the 20th century that people truly realized the artist's outstanding achievements in aviation.
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