Italeri 3110 Leonardo - Da Vinci Helicopter

Leonardo Da Vinci (born in 1452, died in 1519) was undoubtedly one of the most brilliant people of the Renaissance and is widely regarded as one of the most talented people in history. He was not only an exceptionally talented painter, author of such masterpieces as "The Lady with an Ermine" or "The Last Supper", but also an extremely prolific inventor and innovator. One of the areas of knowledge that this outstanding man was particularly interested in were issues related to the flight of a man in the air. He created numerous designs of flying machines in this matter, and among them one can find a design that, to a very remote extent, can be considered the progenitor of modern helicopters. The project assumed the construction of a wooden aircraft, driven by a spiral-shaped rotor, similar in shape to the so-called worm screw. The rotor would be constructed of wood and stiff cloth. The propulsion was to be provided by four men who would move on the platform at the bottom of the aircraft. It is worth adding that the first designs of this aircraft were probably created around 1480, but more mature sketches can be found in the so-called The Atlantic Codex, i.e. the collection of notes by Leonardo da Vinci from 1489-1492.