December 3, 2004 Humankind has dreamed of flight since ancient times, but until now most attempts to fly by flapping wings, either using human muscle or mechanical power, have failed. Over 500 years ...

As kids, we dreamt of a day where we’d flap our wings and take off into the great blue yonder to travel amongst the birds, right? On the swings, we pumped higher and higher until at last, for an ...

YAHOO.COM - A Canadian university student has done what Leonardo da Vinci had only dreamt of: Piloted a human-powered "wing-flapping" plane! Called an ornithopter, and the inspiration for modern day ...

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Leonardo Da Vinci would be proud: the Snowbird has flown. Centuries after the Renaissance inventor sketched a human-powered flying machine, Canadian engineering students say they ...

After 500 years Da Vinci's concepts are still being used. This M.A.V. Ornithopter is the smallest of it's kind coming in with a wingspan of less than 5", a height of just over 1" and length just over ...

LEGO is getting pretty creative with their latest LEGO Icons set as they bring Leonardo da Vinci's Flying Machine to life. Originally designed in the late 15th century, this machine was a visionary's ...

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Leonardo Da Vinci would be proud: the Snowbird has flown. Centuries after the Renaissance inventor sketched a human-powered flying machine, Canadian engineering students say they ...