Bird Flight: the Ins and Outs
Try to take ten seconds and think of something that flies. You probably thought of a plane, a drone, or most likely, a bird. Birds have been around for over 150 million years. They have perfected the thing that makes them so unique: flight. While our modern ways of aviation involve rapid propellers spinning faster than we can process, avians are able to use nothing but their own wings to travel vast distances. This article will explore why that is possible and how it works. To actually be...