Post by glactus on Aug 30, 2011 0:40:11 GMT
Birds in flight
The Wright Brothers lay in the field and watched the birds fly gracefully through the sky high above, but all they could do was to look, gaze in awe, and wonder at the marvel of it all. "Will we ever be able to fly" They said. All that is now history, but it has taken more than a hundred years and the use of computer technology to copy and master the flight dynamics of a bird.
The grace of flight - The aerodynamics of a bird
This wonderful video clip will demonstrate how this has been done.
Just click on the link below. Has sound.
www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=Fg_JcKSHUtQ
Credits: Video by Youtube
Text by Glactus
Article from Jack Crispin Northland New Zealand