The most critical scientific characteristic of a bird’s wing that enables it to fly is its shape. The shape of a bird’s wing is optimized to maximize force output during flight while decreasing drag, which can ...
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Two things that allow birds to fly are:Their wings The airThrust is the other component of creating lift and the ability to fly in both birds and planes. Thus, two factors are required for bird and plane flight: the shape of ...
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You can glide your hand across water or air if you turn it sideways. When a bird flies, its wings are flat to allow air to circulate around the animal in the direction in which it ...