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J! Archive - Show #4271, aired 2003-03-10  In classic radio comedy, Dick Orkin turned this under-kids'-pillows cash .... was built, around 1500 he sketched not only a flying machine, but a parachute, too...
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Progress in Flying Machines: Wings, November 1891  He is said not only to have experimented with aerial screws made of paper, and to have designed a parachute, but also to have seriously contemplated ... The first sketch shows a wing, actuated by the arms, but Da Vinci, becoming aware, upon ... under the reign of Louis XIV., announced that he would fly from the terrace at...
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Science and inventions of Leonardo da Vinci - Wikipedia  Leonardo da Vinci (14521519) was an Italian polymath, regarded as the epitome of the ... At the workshop, as well as painting and drawing, he learnt the study of .... Leonardo not only studied human anatomy, but the anatomy of many other ... a dozen detailed drawings of hooves and numerous studies and sketches of...
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FLYING MACHINES - Leonardo da Vinci  He was, perhaps, the first European interested in a practical solution to flight. ... devices, including parachutes, and studied the flight of birds as well as their structure. ... There is no evidence that he actually attempted to build such a device, ... the prospect of gliding flight, as evidenced by the small sketches above - ca. 1485...
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Leonardo da Vinci's Flying Machine Invention  Anemometer  Flying Machine  Helicopter (Aerial Screw)  Parachute ... One of da Vinci's most famous inventions, the flying machine (also known as the ... In fact, in his notes, he mentions bats, kites and birds as sources of inspiration. ... frame was to be made of pine covered in raw silk to create a light but sturdy membrane.
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History of aviation - Wikipedia  Leonardo da Vinci's Ornithopter design. The history of aviation has extended over more than two thousand years, from the earliest forms ... The Greek legend of Daedalus and Icarus is one of the earliest known, others originated from ... Most notable of these was Leonardo da Vinci, although his work remained unknown until...
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Jeopary Questions page 1691 - WHAAAZUUUP?! - TriviaBistro.com  WHAAAZUUUP?!: Leonardo da Vinci sketched one of these in 1483; Sikorsky produced the first practical one in 1939  LEGENDS: Calamity Jane boasted that...
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Time Line of Aviation - Otto-Lilienthal-Museum Anklam  The bases for his construction are bird flight and the glider kite. ... tries out unsuccessfully, a flying apparatus with a basket and oars made of bird feathers. ... control surfaces similar to a modern-configuration airplane (presented in the .... 1884: The Englishman Horatio F. Philipps receives a patent for curved profiles of wings.
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Breguet's Pre-1914 Aircraft ID Challenge Index - TheFirstAirRaces.net  #828 Max Schler Eindecker (Germany, 1911-1912) .... It was displayed at the 1912 Paris Aero Salon and several examples with ... It was inspired by an 1868 test-rig of his friend Otto Lilienthal. .... Two of these machines (No. .... airplane to fly, at the Paterna excercise ground on 5 September 1909, piloted by Juan Olivert.
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A History of the Helicopter | Prime Industries  Aug 31, 2015 ... Fascinated by the idea of man flying, the great Leonardo da Vinci also ... It was one of these toys that reputedly inspired the American Wright brothers, ... 2 that made history because it was used successfully to transport a person. ... Russian-born Sikorsky did not invent the first helicopter, as is clear from the...
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Random House for High School Teachers | Catalog | The Lost ...  Leonardo da Vinci takes his knife and scrapes away more flesh from the arm, ... drawings he made of dissected bodies were begun in 1508 as work fizzled ... Yet a rivalry between the two artists lies just beneath the surface of these works. .... But by the early 1500s Salawhether or not his character had improvedwas the...
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When was the first parachute jump? 1797, when Andre Garnerin got ...  Oct 22, 2013 ... Andre-Jacques Garnerin made the leap 216 years ago today. ... then made a dizzying descent to Earth by parachute and took his bows. Others had parachuted before Garnerin, but he's credited as the first to ... In the aeronaut's jumps, he used a white canvas umbrella-shaped parachute, 23 feet across.
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The years kite of Graham Bell - Carnet de Vol  While working on the telephone, Bell mentioned to Watson that their next project would be ... On May 6, 1896, he attended the successful flight of Langley, with an airplane model of steel, ... Bell hoped to develop a kite large enough to carry a man. ... But Bell's vision for a tetrahedral airplane was overshadowed by the Wright...
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Francis Rogallo: To All Friends - Hang Gliding Org - Worlds ...  It saddens me to hit sink like this but as I reach 50 soon it's very ... I shall celebrate Francis Rogallo's long and productive life the next time ... successful prototype was made from Gertrude s kitchen curtains. ... paragliders and sport parachutes, flexible wing kites or parafoils, ... I hope your soaring right now.
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AS-100_IGLP_C1_L2_FINAL.doc  In this lesson we'll learn about how early aviators sought to solve these problems. ... flight from da Vinci to the Wright brothers; Ways balloons were used during the US ... The brothers were papermakers and amateur scientists in Annonay, France. ... (2) While the Montgolfiers were testing their balloons, the young scientist...
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The New Leonardo - JStor  The appearance of numerous drawings in Madrid I that are also found as ... From internal evidence, Reti dates the contents of Madrid I to 1492-1497, .... material lies in its demonstration that Leonardo invented several devices unknown until many years later-for example, ball and cone bearings, the Pelton wheel, chain-drive.
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Man-lifting kite - Wikipedia  A man-lifting kite is a kite designed to lift a person from the ground. Historically, man-lifting kites ... George Pocock, who invented a kite-drawn buggy in 1822, had previously ... The man-lifting kite and glider program of 1961 forward also produced the Paresev and gave a wing that was to be used in popular hang gliding.
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Jeopary Questions page 2177 - BALLOONS - TriviaBistro.com  BALLOONS: In 1783 Jacques Charles took flight No. 1 of a balloon filled with ... STOCK SYMBOLS: We hope you're not "stuck on" this company, JNJ, but they do.
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Sikorsky Archives | History  Sep 22, 2012 ... He created the world's first multi-engine airplane in Russia in 1913; he launched a second career in the ... He was born in Kiev, Imperial Russia (nowUkrain), on May 25, 1889. ... He built his first helicopter in 1909, his second in 1910. ... Through the years, he had kept notes on ideas for helicopter designs.
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raymond loewy, streamliner of cars, planes and pens, dies  Raymond Loewy, the ''father of streamlining'' who more than half a century ago ... Published: July 15, 1986 ... Mr. Loewy's goal was to make such objects sleek and unencumbered. ... Soon after Mr. Loewy's success with the Gestetner copier, the ... was 15, he designed and built a model airplane, powered by rubber bands,...
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jeopardy/1311_Qs.txt at master  jedoublen/jeopardy  GitHub  THE MEDIEVAL DAILY NEWS | Entertainment, 1477: William Caxton prints this .... 17th CENTURY SCIENCE | About 1621 William Oughtred invented this device that stuck out of nerds' shirt pockets well into the 20th century | Slide rule. right:.