A New Quadcopter Is Based on da Vinci’s 530-Year-Old Helicopter Model

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A New Quadcopter Is Based on da Vinci’s 530-Year-Old Helicopter Model
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perfecting a helicopter design that was sketched some 500 years ago. Prete had access to modern materials and did what Leonardo da Vinci couldn't manage, making his helicopter concept a reality.

It is no secret that da Vinci's designs include schematics of what was probably the first vision of an aerial vehicle that could do a vertical take-off and landing. It is likely that da Vinci never managed to get a prototype working due to the materials he had at his disposal such as wood and leather, which were too dense for flight.

. When they found out that it did, one of the team members, Prete spent some more time perfecting the prototype to deliver Crimson Spin, a quadcopter working through corkscrew-like propellers., da Vinci's design consisted of an aerial screw that would push the air downward to generate the lift for flight.

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