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For more than 500 years, the drawings and imaginations of Italian Renaissance mastermind Leonardo da Vinci have inspired generations of scientists, inventors and creative thinkers. In a new spin on a classic da Vinci design, students from the University of Maryland’s Department of Aerospace Engineering have taken one of the master’s ideas, the “Aerial Screw,” and developed a working prototype. Unveiled at the Vertical Flight Society’s 2022 Transformative Vertical Flight Conference—Crimson Spin, a small, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)—flies through the combined lift of four, whirring red spiral-shaped blades, and garnered much media attention for its unique take on da Vinci’s design. The craft was the culmination of more than two years’ worth of work stemming from UMD’s 2020 winning graduate entry—Elico—in the Vertical Flight Society’s (VFS) 37th Annual Student Design Competition “Leonardo’s Aerial Screw: 500 Years Later.” Video Credit: @umdaerospace ------------------------------- Get your company on Wevolver. Wevolver reaches millions of professional engineers every month who leverage the platform to stay up-to-date and connect with the industry. Learn how your company can publish as via the “For Companies” link in our @wevolverapp bio. #aerospace #davinci #leonardodavinci #engineering #technology #research #universityofmaryland #uav