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Leonardo Da Vinci's Flying Machine Is Better Than Modern Drones For Noise And Power

Leonardo da Vinci was, by any metric, a genius – but he was still limited by his time. The man may have been a secret authority on anatomy, music, art, engineering, and even frickin’ paleogeography, ...
Hyperallergic

Wright Brothers' 1903 Flying Machine Patent, Lost for Decades, Will Go on Display

After a mysterious and lengthy disappearance, the historic patent documents for the Wright Brothers' groundbreaking flying machine have finally resurfaced and are now at home in the National Archives ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Twenty-Five Years Before the Wright Brothers Took to the Skies, This Flying Machine Captivated America

First exhibited in 1878, Charles F. Ritchel’s dirigible was about as wacky, dangerous and impractical as any airship ever launched Erik Ofgang - History Correspondent “When I was making it, people ...
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Space‑age flying machine aiming to replace cars launched

FlyNow Aviation has launched its eCopter, a flying machine designed to replace cars, completing its first untethered flight. The eCopter uses patented counter-rotating rotors for efficient, quiet ...