The History Of Flight

The History Of Flight
	As an artist,Leonardo Da Vinci made study of Human Biology. Leonardo Da Vinci used cadavers to sketch details. He discovered problems with our arm power- The size of pectoral muscles. Birds are 35% of their body weight. Leverage to sternum. Overheating of the body. Weight and interia of bones.
Leonado Da Vinci studied birds in an effort to discover the secret of flight for mankind.
	Sir Geogre Cayley separated the forces of flight- Lift,Drag, Weight and Thrust. The observations he made led to his belief that flapping wings are not nessersery for flight.
They used wind tunnels. Learned to fly with gliders first. They made control devices. They flew in the first powered aeroplane.
	This is a picture of a 'mosquito' which was used in the second world war and shows the development from bi- plane to mono plane and more powerful engines.
Sir Frank Whittle designed the first jet engine. We can see how it has developed into the jet engine of today. Here you can see a picture of the Red Arrows using the advanced technology first proposed in 1930.