Engineering students from the University of Maryland developed the Crimson Spin drone. It was created based on a sketch by the famous artist Leonardo da Vinci 530 years later.
Design scheme of a propeller created by Leonardo da Vinci. Photo: Library of Congress
Nowadays, a quadcopter with a propeller-like design can make several short flights.
In the process of creating a flying device, American engineers decided not to use leather and wood - materials from which Leonardo da Vinci himself tried to make a structure. Instead, the drone was made of aluminum, plastic, electric motors and batteries.
This is what the Crimson Spin drone looks like. Photo: Austin Pratt / University of Maryland
In addition, the developers built into the drone software for calculating hydrodynamic characteristics, modeling and control.
Concept of a flying device that could support a person (2019). Not implemented yet. Visualization: The UMD Graduate Design Team
The authors of the project believe that based on the concept of a propeller, it is possible to create a larger device that can lift even a person into the sky. This is exactly what Leonardo da Vinci dreamed of.
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