Leonardo Da Vinci
Dr. Bednarz
ME 333 A
Group 1:
Brandon Petrouskie: Armored Car
David Wilke: Aerial Screw
Pat Cook: Self Propelled Vehicle
Joe Buffa: Giant Crossbow
Leonardo Da Vinci was born in 1452 in Vinci, Italy as the illegitimate son of a Florentine lawyer and a young peasant woman. Little is known about his early childhood. He spent five years with his mother before moving in with his father, grandparents and uncle where he could have a better life. Despite moving around, Leonardo showed unusual and extraordinary gifts at an early age. At the age of 14 he was sent to study in the studio of a sculptor and painter named Andrea del Verrocchio as an apprentice. This was a location in the middle of Florence, one of the centers …show more content…
In 1482, he began work for the Duke of Milan. During this time, one of his most famous works of art, Last Supper, was painted on the wall of a convent. Another impact he had during this period includes a system of hydraulic irrigation of the plains of Lombardy, which shows that he not only worked as an artist, but also worked in many other fields. After the fall of the current Duke of Milan in 1500, Leonardo moved to Florence to work as an architect and chief military engineer for the Duke of Romagna. In 1504, he completed another very famous piece, Mona Lisa. Two years later …show more content…
Da Vinci thought that as the wing spun, the pressure below the wing would be higher than the pressure above it. He designed his “Aerial Screw” with this main concept. The diameter of the wing spanned fifteen feet and was made from linen. The base of the aircraft was made from wood. He used rope to tie the wing to the base. The device was designed to have four men pumping the base to initiate flight (Walker). There were some major flaws in Da Vinci’s design that inhibited the Aerial Screw from ever lifting off the ground. One of the problems with the design was the inability to spin the wings fast enough to lift the aircraft. Another problem was the weight of the screw. The only materials that Da Vinci could utilize this time were wood, rope, and cloth. This made the screw far too heavy to achieve lift. The third and key problem to the Aerial Screw lifting off the ground was that the air flowing over the wings would not change pressure due to the shape. He did not take into account that the wings needed an airfoil shape to change the pressure below and above the wings
Dr. Bednarz
ME 333 A
Group 1:
Brandon Petrouskie: Armored Car
David Wilke: Aerial Screw
Pat Cook: Self Propelled Vehicle
Joe Buffa: Giant Crossbow
Leonardo Da Vinci was born in 1452 in Vinci, Italy as the illegitimate son of a Florentine lawyer and a young peasant woman. Little is known about his early childhood. He spent five years with his mother before moving in with his father, grandparents and uncle where he could have a better life. Despite moving around, Leonardo showed unusual and extraordinary gifts at an early age. At the age of 14 he was sent to study in the studio of a sculptor and painter named Andrea del Verrocchio as an apprentice. This was a location in the middle of Florence, one of the centers …show more content…
In 1482, he began work for the Duke of Milan. During this time, one of his most famous works of art, Last Supper, was painted on the wall of a convent. Another impact he had during this period includes a system of hydraulic irrigation of the plains of Lombardy, which shows that he not only worked as an artist, but also worked in many other fields. After the fall of the current Duke of Milan in 1500, Leonardo moved to Florence to work as an architect and chief military engineer for the Duke of Romagna. In 1504, he completed another very famous piece, Mona Lisa. Two years later …show more content…
Da Vinci thought that as the wing spun, the pressure below the wing would be higher than the pressure above it. He designed his “Aerial Screw” with this main concept. The diameter of the wing spanned fifteen feet and was made from linen. The base of the aircraft was made from wood. He used rope to tie the wing to the base. The device was designed to have four men pumping the base to initiate flight (Walker). There were some major flaws in Da Vinci’s design that inhibited the Aerial Screw from ever lifting off the ground. One of the problems with the design was the inability to spin the wings fast enough to lift the aircraft. Another problem was the weight of the screw. The only materials that Da Vinci could utilize this time were wood, rope, and cloth. This made the screw far too heavy to achieve lift. The third and key problem to the Aerial Screw lifting off the ground was that the air flowing over the wings would not change pressure due to the shape. He did not take into account that the wings needed an airfoil shape to change the pressure below and above the wings