Matthias Paul Scholz's
LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT
Book:

The Flying Machine

Book
Book




The Flying Machine is another device that Leonardo invented for human flight. It follows the way birds are flying, with a man lying on the machine and moving the wings up and down using his feet.

The LEGO NXT model in the book not only rebuilds the Flying Machine but also offers a remote control by which you can drive the machine with your feet analoguous to the concept of Leonardo's original  design.
 
In the book, you will find:
  • an introduction into the historical background of the Flying Machine
  • a discussion of the particular challenges when rebuilding it with LEGO
  • detailed building instructions
  • programs for the robot and the remote control for the following NXT programming languages:
    • NXT-G
    • RobotC
    • NXC
    • leJOS NXJ
    • pbLua

Parts you need for this robot in addition to the ones contained in the NXT Retail kit (click on the parts to view the sets that contain them):


The Flying Machine
The Flying Machine
The Remote Control
The Remote Control