Studies for the Wing of a Flying Machine
Crossed tie-rods and linkages of a mechanical wing, with a leaf drawn in red chalk
This nearly all-drawing page carries pen studies for the wing of a flying machine, including crossed tie-rods and articulated linkages, together with a leaf drawn in red chalk. One lettered mechanism (f b d g, c e a, p) is annotated "when g descends, p rises," showing the reciprocal motion of the wing's parts. Little running text accompanies the figures.
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Crossed tie-rods for a mechanical wing
A figure shows crossed tie-rods (tiranti incrociati) for a mechanical wing, part of a series of linkage studies for driving the wing of a flying machine.
Wing linkage: when g descends, p rises (f b d g, c e a, p)
An analogous linkage is lettered f b d g, c e a, and p, with the note that when g descends, p rises, showing the reciprocal motion of the mechanism's parts.
Studies for the wing of a flying machine
Two further figures develop the design of a mechanical wing, the articulated framework of an ornithopter wing drawn at the lower part of the sheet.
A leaf drawn in red chalk
A serrated leaf is sketched in red chalk (sanguigna), its outline set behind the pen studies of the mechanical wing.