Da Vinci's Dream: The Secrets Of Flight
Synopsis
By studying the flight of insects and birds, scientists hope to create the next generation of efficient bio-inspired flying machine. Like the famous inventions of Leonardo da Vinci, they are reimagining new ways of flight.
Leonardo da Vinci drew inspiration from nature to design the first flying machines. Unfortunately, they would never take flight. Today palaeontologists and biologists are rewriting entire pages of the history of life on earth, thanks to their discoveries regarding the first flying insects, and how the theropod dinosaurs’ transformed into birds.
Nature has developed an extensive set of solutions for efficient flying. Physicists and biomechanists are decoding the aerodynamics of flying animals. Based on this new research, engineers and roboticists are working on building tomorrow’s bio-inspired drones and airplanes.
Thanks to 21st-century scientists, Leonardo’s dream is becoming a reality: deciphering nature’s art of flight to create fantastic flying machines.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Magnéto Presse
Full credits (8)
- Executive Producers : Serge Khalfon, Elfriede Leca, Marc Berdugo
- Screenwriter : Clément Champiat
- Editor : Nadir Cassim
- Sound recordist : Charlotte Comte
- Line Producer : Florent Chevolleau
- Grader : Olivier Garcia
- Sound Mixer : Valentin Locard
- Narrator : Philippe Bozo
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Technical details
- Type : TV programme
- Genres : Documentary
- Production year : 2024
- Runtime : 1 h 30 min
