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srikz | 5 years ago

This video about Biomimicry is a great accompaniment for this article

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMtXqTmfta0

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starpilot|5 years ago

Bird wings are actually optimized for different Reynolds numbers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reynolds_number). More flapping for smaller birds/insects, more gliding for larger (they fly like airplanes almost).

nigerian1981|5 years ago

Great video thanks for sharing
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