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[[File:Castillo De Coruña Del Conde.jpg|thumb|320px|right|Coruña del Conde castle and plane commemorating aviation pioneer Diego Marín Aguilera]] |
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'''Diego Marín Aguilera''' (1757–1799)<ref name="bird man">{{cite web|url= http://www.alpoma.net/tecob/?p=320| title=Diego Marín, el "hombre pájaro" burgalés |trans-title=Diego Marín, the "bird man" of Burgos |date=January 18, 2006|publisher=Tecnologia Obsoleta |first=Alejandro Polanco |last=Masa|accessdate=August 28, 2013}}</ref><ref name="diego">{{cite web|url=http://www.terra.es/personal/soportal/laribera/personaj/diegomar.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120218100332/http://www.terra.es/personal/soportal/laribera/personaj/diegomar.html| archive-date=2012-02-18 |title=Diego Marín Aguilera|date=|website=El Soportal|accessdate=August 28, 2013 |df=mdy-all}}{{unreliable source?|date=May 2018}}</ref> was a Spanish inventor who was an early aviation pioneer. |
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==Early life== |
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Born in [[Coruña del Conde]], Marín became the head of his household after his father died and had to take care of his seven siblings. He worked as an agricultural laborer, tending his animals and fields. Marín spent long afternoons and days herding sheep in the surrounding fields.<ref name="bird man"/><ref name="diego"/> |
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==Inventions== |
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Early on, Marin devised several labor-saving devices, including a device that improved the functionality of a [[watermill]] on the [[Arandilla River|Arandilla river]];<ref name="man who flew">{{cite web|url= http://burgospedia1.wordpress.com/2010/01/19/diego-marin-aguilera-el-primer-hombre-que-volo/| title=DIEGO MARÍN AGUILERA -El primer hombre que voló- |trans-title=Diego Marín Aguilera – The first man who flew |date=January 19, 2010|first=Yagüe |last=Garcés |website=Burgospedia|accessdate=August 28, 2013}}</ref> one that improved the working of a [[Fulling|fulling mill]]; and another used to improve the cutting of [[marble]] in the [[quarry|quarries]] of [[Espejón]].<ref name="bird man"/> He also came up with a device used to whip horses during the process of [[threshing]], and another that made cloth pads.<ref name="bird man"/> |
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==Flying machine== |
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Marín was inspired by the [[eagle]]s he spotted while tending his animals and fields: he wanted to build a [[flying machine]]. For six years, he worked on one he invented.<ref name="diego"/> The machine was built out of wood, iron, cloth, and feathers.<ref name="bird man"/><ref name="man who flew"/> He gathered eagle and [[vulture]] [[feathers]] by setting up special traps on which he placed rotting meat to attract these birds.<ref name="diego"/> |
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Marín made calculations regarding the weight, volume, size, dimensions of the feathers, as well as the weight of the bodies of these birds.<ref name="diego"/> He also carefully studied the movement of their wings and tail and, with the assistance of the local [[blacksmith]], Joaquín Barbero, constructed a pair of [[wrought iron]] "joints" that moved about like a [[Fan (implement)|fan]]. He also built [[stirrups]] for his feet and hand-cranks that controlled the direction of the flying machine.<ref name="bird man"/> |
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===Attempted flight=== |
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On the night of 15 May 1793,<ref name="bird man"/><ref name="diego"/><ref name="man who flew"/> accompanied by the blacksmith Barbero and one of Marín's sisters, Marín placed his glider on the highest part of the castle of Coruña del Conde. In the light of the [[full moon]], he remarked (roughly): "I'm going to [[Burgo de Osma-Ciudad de Osma|Burgo de Osma]], and from there to [[Soria]], and I'll be back in a couple of days."<ref name="diego"/> |
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Flapping the wings of the glider, he reached a height of "six or seven ''[[Spanish customary units#Vara|varas]]''" (approximately 5 or 6 m) and according to his companions, glided for "431 Castilian ''varas''",<ref name="diego"/> or approximately 300<ref name="bird man"/> to 400 metres.<ref name="man who flew"/> The [[American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics]] writes that he flew for “about 360 meters.” <ref name="aiaa">{{cite web|url=https://www.aiaa.org/Secondary.aspx?id=370 |title=American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics – History – Spain |publisher=Aiaa.org |date=April 22, 2019 }}</ref> Marín managed to cross the river [[Arandilla River|Arandilla]] and reached the area known as Heras, where he crash-landed after one of the metal joints broke. Fearing the worst, his companions ran to the spot. Marín was only scratched and bruised, but angry at the blacksmith for failing to weld the joint properly.{{Citation needed|date = May 2017}} |
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==Death and legacy== |
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[[File:Diegomarínaguilera.jpg|thumb|Memorial to Diego Marín Aguilera and a replica of his flying machine]] |
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Marín suffered further bad luck. The inhabitants of the town, believing him to be a lunatic, heretic, or a fraud, burned his "demonic" flapping-wing creation.<ref name="bird man"/> Marín lost all hope and, feeling disgraced and deeply depressed,<ref name="bird man"/><ref name="man who flew"/> never attempted flight again. He died at the age of 44 in his native town,<ref name="man who flew"/> six years after his attempted flight.<ref name="diego"/> Marín left no documentation regarding his inventions and he was buried at the local church.{{Citation needed|date = May 2017}} |
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Now called the “father of aviation” in Spain, the [[Spanish Air Force]] dedicated a monument to him that is located next to the castle where he took flight.<ref>{{cite web|author=c |url=http://www.terra.es/personal/soportal/laribera/coruna.html |title=Coruña del Conde, Clunia, Diego Marín Aguilera |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218100403/http://www.terra.es/personal/soportal/laribera/coruna.html |archive-date=2012-02-18 |website=El Soportal |df=mdy-all}}{{unreliable source?|date=May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.panoramio.com/photo/21505 |title=Photo of Coruña del Conde |publisher=Panoramio }}</ref> The castle was offered for sale for [[Euro|€]]1 in 2002, on the condition that the buyer restore the crumbling building.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/monitoring/media_reports/1855623.stm |title=MEDIA REPORTS | Castle in Spain going for a song |work=BBC News |date=March 8, 2002 }}</ref> |
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Of Marín, the [[American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics]] writes: "It is impossible to determine how much truth there is to the story of Marín, but it seems that he did achieve some gliding flight, surviving after structural failure and a crash landing. Marín, who had no formal scientific education, was endowed with a special technical ingenuity and is a good example of the ageless human aspiration toward flight."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aiaa.org/Secondary.aspx?id=370|title=Spain:History of Flight from Around the World|publisher=The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics|date=May 14, 2014|access-date=May 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517121935/http://www.aiaa.org/Secondary.aspx?id=370|archive-date=May 17, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> They credit him with a flight of approximately 360 meters.<ref name="aiaa" /> |
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==Notes== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.terra.es/personal/soportal/laribera/personaj/diegomar.html Diego Marín Aguilera] {{in lang|es}} |
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Latest revision as of 04:35, 12 April 2024
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Diego Marín Aguilera (1757–1799)[1][2] was a Spanish inventor who was an early aviation pioneer.
Early life
[edit]Born in Coruña del Conde, Marín became the head of his household after his father died and had to take care of his seven siblings. He worked as an agricultural laborer, tending his animals and fields. Marín spent long afternoons and days herding sheep in the surrounding fields.[1][2]
Inventions
[edit]Early on, Marin devised several labor-saving devices, including a device that improved the functionality of a watermill on the Arandilla river;[3] one that improved the working of a fulling mill; and another used to improve the cutting of marble in the quarries of Espejón.[1] He also came up with a device used to whip horses during the process of threshing, and another that made cloth pads.[1]
Flying machine
[edit]Marín was inspired by the eagles he spotted while tending his animals and fields: he wanted to build a flying machine. For six years, he worked on one he invented.[2] The machine was built out of wood, iron, cloth, and feathers.[1][3] He gathered eagle and vulture feathers by setting up special traps on which he placed rotting meat to attract these birds.[2]
Marín made calculations regarding the weight, volume, size, dimensions of the feathers, as well as the weight of the bodies of these birds.[2] He also carefully studied the movement of their wings and tail and, with the assistance of the local blacksmith, Joaquín Barbero, constructed a pair of wrought iron "joints" that moved about like a fan. He also built stirrups for his feet and hand-cranks that controlled the direction of the flying machine.[1]
Attempted flight
[edit]On the night of 15 May 1793,[1][2][3] accompanied by the blacksmith Barbero and one of Marín's sisters, Marín placed his glider on the highest part of the castle of Coruña del Conde. In the light of the full moon, he remarked (roughly): "I'm going to Burgo de Osma, and from there to Soria, and I'll be back in a couple of days."[2]
Flapping the wings of the glider, he reached a height of "six or seven varas" (approximately 5 or 6 m) and according to his companions, glided for "431 Castilian varas",[2] or approximately 300[1] to 400 metres.[3] The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics writes that he flew for “about 360 meters.” [4] Marín managed to cross the river Arandilla and reached the area known as Heras, where he crash-landed after one of the metal joints broke. Fearing the worst, his companions ran to the spot. Marín was only scratched and bruised, but angry at the blacksmith for failing to weld the joint properly.[citation needed]
Death and legacy
[edit]
Marín suffered further bad luck. The inhabitants of the town, believing him to be a lunatic, heretic, or a fraud, burned his "demonic" flapping-wing creation.[1] Marín lost all hope and, feeling disgraced and deeply depressed,[1][3] never attempted flight again. He died at the age of 44 in his native town,[3] six years after his attempted flight.[2] Marín left no documentation regarding his inventions and he was buried at the local church.[citation needed]
Now called the “father of aviation” in Spain, the Spanish Air Force dedicated a monument to him that is located next to the castle where he took flight.[5][6] The castle was offered for sale for €1 in 2002, on the condition that the buyer restore the crumbling building.[7]
Of Marín, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics writes: "It is impossible to determine how much truth there is to the story of Marín, but it seems that he did achieve some gliding flight, surviving after structural failure and a crash landing. Marín, who had no formal scientific education, was endowed with a special technical ingenuity and is a good example of the ageless human aspiration toward flight."[8] They credit him with a flight of approximately 360 meters.[4]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Masa, Alejandro Polanco (January 18, 2006). "Diego Marín, el "hombre pájaro" burgalés" [Diego Marín, the "bird man" of Burgos]. Tecnologia Obsoleta. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Diego Marín Aguilera". El Soportal. Archived from the original on February 18, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2013.[unreliable source?]
- ^ a b c d e f Garcés, Yagüe (January 19, 2010). "DIEGO MARÍN AGUILERA -El primer hombre que voló-" [Diego Marín Aguilera – The first man who flew]. Burgospedia. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
- ^ a b "American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics – History – Spain". Aiaa.org. April 22, 2019.
- ^ c. "Coruña del Conde, Clunia, Diego Marín Aguilera". El Soportal. Archived from the original on February 18, 2012.[unreliable source?]
- ^ "Photo of Coruña del Conde". Panoramio.
- ^ "MEDIA REPORTS | Castle in Spain going for a song". BBC News. March 8, 2002.
- ^ "Spain:History of Flight from Around the World". The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. May 14, 2014. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
External links
[edit]- Diego Marín Aguilera (in Spanish)