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Tank Test

The team's re-creation of Leonardo da Vinci's armored tank is put to the test. It has the look, but will it work?

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  • Play Doing DaVinci: Tank Test
    Tank Test

    Doing DaVinci (01:51)

    The team's re-creation of Leonardo da Vinci's armored tank is put to the test. It has the look, but will it work?
  • Play Doing DaVinci: Scythe Chariot
    Scythe Chariot

    Doing DaVinci (02:03)

    The otherwise peaceful Leonardo da Vinci designed one of the nastiest weapons ever in his scythe chariot. Can the team build it?
  • Play Doing DaVinci: Drilling Tensions
    Drilling Tensions

    Doing DaVinci (01:44)

    Tensions build within the team as the carpenters drill holes into wooden planks for the scythe chariot.
  • Play Doing DaVinci: Perfect Circle
    Perfect Circle

    Doing DaVinci (01:31)

    The construction of one of Leonardo's most futuristic designs takes shape as the team builds the steel flooring of an armored tank.
  • Play Doing DaVinci: Channeling Leonardo
    Channeling Leonardo

    Doing DaVinci (02:08)

    The team must channel "The Great One" to complete the rail support system for the scythe chariot.
  • Play Doing DaVinci: Air vs. Steel
    Air vs. Steel

    Doing DaVinci (01:51)

    Construction of Leonardo's armored tank hits a snag when engineer Alan Bovinett attempts to slice a solid chunk of steel.
  • Play Doing DaVinci: Engineer vs. Builder
    Engineer vs. Builder

    Doing DaVinci (01:47)

    Tensions reach the boiling point when Alan and Flash clash over how to build the stairway for Leonardo's siege ladder.
  • Play Doing DaVinci: Form Over Function
    Form Over Function

    Doing DaVinci (02:01)

    An argument erupts when the team begins assembling the siege ladder shield and realizes that the wood boards are woefully uneven.
  • Play Doing DaVinci: Tank Wheels
    Tank Wheels

    Doing DaVinci (01:51)

    The Doing DaVinci team wrangles some construction problems with the tank wheels.
  • Play Doing DaVinci: Fixing the Blades
    Fixing the Blades

    Doing DaVinci (01:18)

    The team must determine how to place massive 16-feet scythe blades on top of wooden planks.
  • Play Doing DaVinci: A Flawed Design
    A Flawed Design

    Doing DaVinci (01:13)

    In order to maintain the original look of da Vinci's scythe chariot, the team will have to fix a design flaw.
  • Play Doing DaVinci: Improving Leonardo's Design?
    Improving Leonardo's Design?

    Doing DaVinci (02:32)

    Can improvements really be made on Leonardo da Vinci's design for a siege ladder?
 

Doing DaVinci videos chronicle expert builders that recreate Leonardo da Vinci's inventions. Watch Doing DaVinci video at Discovery Channel.

 
 

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