Elenco Great Kite User Manual

Great KiteInstruction manualGenius is TimelessAGES 8+

We can presume the rest of the machine was to be made of wood, using different species based on their properties: ash wood for the wings, because it’s

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Edu-Science Da Vinci Series KitsThe scientific genius of Leonardo Da Vinci is brought to life througharticulated models offered by Edu-Science. The i

16DV003DV005DV006DV007Swing BridgeThis arched bridge built on a river turns ona central pivot to let boats pass.It is counterbalanced by a case of sto

17DV008DV009DV010DV011PaddleboatIn Da Vinci’s time, nautical expedition wasthe most expedient method of communicatingwith the world and his design for

iContents• About Leonardo Da Vinci• Da Vinci’s Notebooks• GREAT KITE• Components• How To Assemble• How to Operate the Great Kite• Da Vinci Series KitP

18DV012Mechanical ButterflyLeonardo da Vinci himself advised where one can admire these incredible flying insects:To see four-winged flying, look near

19DV015Great KiteThe genius Da Vinci drew inspiration for his work from his direct observation of the flight of a bird. Da Vinci described its dimensi

20Multiple SlingLeonardo da Vinci’s idea was to build a very powerful machine which could throw eight large projectiles at the same time.He positioned

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1“Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind.” (April

2strengthen the Moor’s position in battles. The letter hinted at inventions thatincluded portable lightweight bridges and improved designs for bombard

3The Mona Lisa (circa 1503) The Last Supper (circa 1498)Virtruvian Man (circa 1487)Da Vinci later took positions with King Louis XII and Pope Leo X an

4Da Vinci’s NotebooksDa Vinci’s notebooks are now more than 500 years old.Most of them are not bound the way a typical book would betoday, but rather

5Da Vinci’s NotebooksSeveral common themes recur in the now fragilenotebooks: nature, technology (including gears,cogwheels, screws and pulleys), avia

6GREAT KITECodex on FlightDa Vinci was a prolific inventor; he designed hundreds of war machines for work but also for the theatre and world of music.

7Da Vinci described its dimensions, the materials with which it is to be built, its shape and how it works; the whole notebook revolves precisely arou