Codex on the Flight of Birds of a kite as seeking a wind current. When the winds are high, one will see the bird very high in the sky, but when the winds are low, the bird stays closer to the ground. Leonardo describes how a bird rests in the air, after flapping its wings to gain altitude, by gliding downward to the ground. Folio 6 contains multiple diagrams of birds flying and their bone structure, and all of the commentary is on flight and how birds fly the way that they do. Leonardo starts off by describing how a bird ascends or descends in different
Sky King California, in 1962, which killed its owner-pilot. A 1962 310D took its place. A third 310, “Song Bird III,” was used for publicity photos. It is still flying today, making appearances at airshows in a modified Sky King livery. As of early 2012, the "Songbird"s old tail number N5348A was assigned to a Cessna 320C (a turbocharged 310), owned by a corporation in Jacksonville, Florida. A unique introduction featured the triangular Nabisco logo flying across the screen, accompanied by the sound of the "Songbird" flying past. Nabisco included plastic figures of characters from the show and the "Songbird" in packages