If Leonardo da Vinci glider was built today would it fly?

Of course it would fly, but with a little bit of modifications. This is because no matter how much of a genius your are, in order to perfect something, you need to try multiple prototypes and make adjustments for improvement. read more

BBC made a documentary about whether this glider by Da Vinci would fly. They constructed it with tools and resources that Da Vinci would hav had access to back in his time. and it works. read more

Leonardo da Vinci’s Glider was sketched along with many other flying machines and mechanisms that would power and control them. In the following pages i will recreate them from his original drawings and examine and animate them. First i will have a look at his plans for a glider. read more

Inspiration for this glider may have come from the string-controlled kite. It has been suggested that the Leonardo may have built and tested it. In the drawing the feet of the pilot are placed at 'm' and the body is at 'a,b'. read more