3DSMAX: Da Vinci Inventions

Da Vinci Inventions

Da Vinci’s helicopter measured more than 15 feet in diameter and was made from reed, linen and wire. It was to be powered by four men standing on a central platform turning cranks to rotate the shaft. With enough rotation, da Vinci believed the invention would lift off the ground. Unfortunately, due to weight constrictions, modern scientists do not believe da Vinci’s invention would have been able to take flight.

Leonardo da Vinci made the first real studies of flight in the 1480's. He had over 100 drawings that illustrated his theories on flight.
The Ornithopter flying machine was never actually created. It was a design that Leonardo da Vinci created to show how man could fly. The modern day helicopter is based on this concept.

A typical cannon of Da Vinci's age was cast iron or bronze, had a short barrel, a short range and fired cannonballs which fitted very approximately.He wanted to increase the rate of firing weapons and so designed machines with multiple cannons, so they could be fired successively or all together.

Tank. Designed around 1483-85. There's a sighting turret on top, the skin is supposed to be covered with metal plates, and the vehicle moves by way of eight men operating a complex system of gears (Leonardo thought about using horses for movement, but figured they'd be too scared by the explosions).

I chose the parachute as I thought it would be interesting to animatate flying over the 15th century Italian city scape.On research to Leanardo da Vinci ,I found many usefull books to get an insight into the mind and workings of Da vinci.