In Part 2 of this series we start to look at some of the things he invented that were beyond his time.
The Flying machine
Even though there were a few prototypes developed by Da Vinci, he never could make the machine actually work. However, the fact that he thought of the idea and worked on a wing similar to what planes and aircrafts have today makes it a worthy able notice.
The Machine Gun
Da Vinci noticed that cannons took too long to load and came up with an idea that resembles the modern day machine gun (In ways something in 16th century can). Leonardo built the “33-barrel organ” which featured three rows of eleven barrels each.
It works by firing the first row of barrels the organ rotates and the second row fired and so forth. While the one row of barrels are cooling of the other row can be loaded and thus creating a continuous shooting effect.
Triple barrelled cannon
Leonardo was a war engineer. Always thinking of ideas to solve problems. This thinking lead to the design of the triple barrel cannon. These cannons were designed with ease of use in mind. Da Vinci added some large wheels and 3 thin cannons that had the ability to be adjusted to certain heights and be loaded and shot simultaneously. The 3 thin cannons meant fewer weight to move around.
Self-propelled cart
The cart used coiled springs and steering and braking mechanisms to move along. The cart would start moving once the breaks released. People actually built this cart with Leonardo’s notes and it actually works. You can read more about it here.
The World’s First Scuba Gear
Although not needed at the time, Leonardo designed the first scuba gear to be used to attack enemy ships from down under.
A Tank
To Be Continued...
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