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Leonardo da Vinci, the great Italian artist and scientist, who lived in the fifteenth century, spent years experimenting with the idea of flying. He made a number of sketches of wings to be fitted to the arms and legs of man. His plan for a parachute was soundly worked out and his idea that the wings of a flying machine should be patterned after the wings of the bat found expression in the doped fabric covering of our early airplanes.
- Author
- The Story of American Aviation
By James G. Ray
Published in 1946
Available from gutenberg.org - Posted on
- Sunday 3 January 2021
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- Century:15th, Country:Italy, Flight
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