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A bird creates lift by flapping its wings Aircraft move by the air moving over the wings (where as birds move by moving their wings around the air)
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What are airplane wings shaped like?
Airplane wings are shaped like a bird's wing. They are thick at the front and thin at the back. This form of shape is more aerodynamic.
Why do different birds have different shaped wings?
The shape of the bird's wing is flat, so more air molecules may push it up, the shape is also like a glider.
How does thehow is a birds flight and airplanes flight alike and different?
The airplane and bird both generate lift by the air flowing over their wings. The shape of the wings cause a low pressure zone above the wing and a high pressure zone under the wing generating lift. The main difference is the airplane's wings are stationary requiring engines to supply the forward motion to generate the airflow/lift needed. A bird has to flap their wings to generate the forward motion/lift. A bird can cause lift by flapping it's wing up/down but also by changing the angle of it's wings (angle of attack) to generate lift. The bird can generate more forward thrust by also drawing the wings rearward, Different birds fly differently (hummingbirds vs. condors, etc).
What is an airplane with two sets of wings?
A bi-wing
Which bird does not have tail and wing?
no bird everybird has wings and tails
How are a bird's tail feathers and a plane's rudder alike?
Their wings have the same shape, allowing airflow which creates lift.some bird wings are like airplane wings because the air goes over and under the wing so that's what gives birds it's airplane featuresThe front edge of their wing is thick. The top surface curves to a thin backedge or in other words the front edge of their wing is wide or thick.The top of the wing curves back to a thin edge.NOTE:NOT all birds can fly.
What is a airplane with 2 sets of wings called?
A bi-wing.
How will a paper airplane fly without wings?
A paper airplane cannot fly without a wing.
Are bird wings and butterfly wings homologous structures?
There are a few different similarities between the wing of a butterfly and the wing of a bat. Both are used to fly for example.
Why wouldn't a wing modeled on a birds wing work for an airplane?
For one thing, bird's wings use feathers (and having gigantic metal feathers on a plane is NOT economically viable). Also, a bird's wing must be in constant motion, whereas a plane's wing is fixed and moves along with the plane. But all plane wings are modeled on birds. (DrStrong) In fact, early airplane wings were modeled on bird wings. The Wright Brothers among other early aviation pioneers designed wings to have the same kind of shape and curvature as bird wings -- thin and cambered. You can see this design in the Wright Flyer. That's not all. The Wright Bros also noticed that birds twist their wings into order to roll to the right or left. For roll control in their successful 1903 Wright Flyer they implemented a similar scheme where the wings could be twisted by turning a yoke. This worked, but ultimately the use of control surfaces (ailerons) proved more effective.
What is the difference in the texture of bird wing and insect wings?
the birds wing is hairy and the insects wing is delicate
What is in wing of airplane?
Fuel tanks are installed in wings. (flexible Rubber tanks).
