Blog — Flying Machines

Gotta say, Flugmachine has a certain ad-like ring to it, “Flugmaschine: It’s what makes a man-powered flying machine a Volkswagen.” (This begs the question – where’s the flying machine I was promised to have by now?) Technical illustration shows elevation and horizontal section of a man-powered flying machine constructed and tested unsuccessfully by Swiss watchmaker Jakob Degen living in Vienna in the early 1800s. A pair of heart-shaped, braced and movable wings are operated by arms and legs. – Library Of Congress + Source: Flugmaschine. Erfunden von Jacob Degen in Wien (1807) :: Tissandier Collection :: Library of Congress +...