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To: Ol' Dan Tucker
One of the problems is that these wings don't have feathers.

Yes, feathers.

Feathers rotate during upwards wing flaps, to make them have little air resistance, and on the down-flap, they lock together to achieve maximum air resistance.

Not even a bird would be able to fly with this guy's design.

19 posted on 03/21/2012 12:56:10 PM PDT by Lazamataz (Shut up and drill.)
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To: Lazamataz
Feathers rotate during upwards wing flaps, to make them have little air resistance, and on the down-flap, they lock together to achieve maximum air resistance.

Modern R/C ornithopters use sail cloth to simulate the actions you're describing.

22 posted on 03/21/2012 1:09:25 PM PDT by Ol' Dan Tucker (People should not be afraid of the government. Government should be afraid of the people)
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To: Lazamataz

Bats don’t have feathers...yet they fly.


26 posted on 03/21/2012 1:55:44 PM PDT by RoosterRedux (Obama: "Will someone rid me of that Nettlesome Newt?")
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