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leonardo davinci aerial screw

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The Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci drew his design for an "aerial screw" in the late 1480s, while he was employed as a military engineer by Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan from 1494 to 1499. The original drawing is part of a manuscript dated to 1487 to 1490 and appears on folio 83-verso of Paris Manuscript B [it; pl], part of the papers removed from the Biblioteca Ambrosiana in 1795 by Napoleon and still held by the Institut de france

General Characteristics

  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 8.2ft (2.5m)
  • Length 8.2ft (2.5m)
  • Height 15.8ft (4.8m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight N/A

Performance

  • Wing Loading N/A
  • Wing Area 76.7ft2 (7.1m2)
  • Drag Points 513

Parts

  • Number of Parts 20
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 69