Collection on deposit
Flying machine with artist's dummy
Model of travelling collection
Project and realization:
Fausto Colombo, Giorgio Valentini, 1991
Model from:
Leonardo da Vinci, Codice Atlantico, f. 747 r.
Wood, rope, canvas, iron
cm 170 x 200 (apertura alare 400 cm)
Description:
This is one of Leonardo’s earliest studies on the subject. The flapping of the wings is achieved by moving hands and feet alternately. The feet are in stirrups connected to a system of levers which lower the wing, which is then raised by other levers controlled by the hands. The sketch, which is rough and lacking in detail, conveys the excitement of the first approach to the great dream of man ruling the skies.