Humanity has been enthralled with flight for centuries. As far back as the 15th century, Italian artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci experimented with aircraft designs. He intensely studied birds and developed an amazing understanding of flight principles; his book Codex on the Flight of Birds contains incredible insight into basic aerodynamics.

Although he was unable to bring his designs to fruition because of the technological limitations of the time, he is credited with the fundamental design concepts for the hang glider and the helicopter.

He was far ahead of his time and at the forefront of the remarkable flying technologies that we now so readily take for granted.

What would da Vinci think of all our present flight capabilities? Everything from parasailing to drones to space flight?

I think he would love it!

Happy Thursday.