LEONARDO DA VINCI ORNITHOPTER. PATHFINDERS design & technology wooden model.

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Pathfinders Leonardo da Vinci Ornithopter Working Wooden Model STEM Kit 25615. \n\nFlying has always been a dream of humans, and Leonardo's fascination with birds and flight was evident in his studies of birds and different human powered flying machines. His ornithopter design has captured the imagination of people for generations, and we have combined his cool flying machine with one of his bevel gear designs to make a neat working model with flapping wings and a pilot with moving arms and legs.\n\nWhile it remains a mystery if his ornithopter design was ever fully made or tested at the time, there are many ideas (hanging in museums around the world!) of what it might have looked like, and we have added our ideas as well.\n\nAll pieces precisely cut and drilled, fitting together with pegs, or timber - slot construction.\nTakes about 1 to 2 hours, with some building experience needed. (Take your time, the building is a lot of fun!)\nLots of interesting information about the way it wom