answersLogoWhite

0

no, Leonardo da vinci's flying machines did not work.
Not exactly. It could balance a man's weight in air, but only for a very short period of time. After at most a minute the weight would add up and the man, with the machine, would fall. To really give it a boost, fire could be used to lift the machine, but it would make it somewhat uncontrollable with the boost, and it would even catch fire. But, the machine did create the theory for flight. It was a sloppy start, but it eventually influenced many inventors to try and make the first flying machine. The structure of da Vinci's machine also influenced hang-gliders.

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

What else can I help you with?