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What’s the Biggest Flying Bird in the World? Its Size Will Leave You Speechless
From the mighty Andean condor to the record-breaking wandering albatross, let’s dive into the world of the largest flying birds—both today and throughout history. If there’s a bird that ...
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Retrotechtacular: The Gossamer Condor
The Condor must be able to turn in both directions ... Channel with his second human-powered aircraft, the Gossamer Albatross. [Thanks for the tip, Josuel] Retrotechtacular is a weekly column ...
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A Brief History of Human Powered Transportation
From: Burke, "The Gossamer Condor and Albatross," Report No. AV-R-80/540, AeroVironment (1980) The outer ends of the tapered wing can be twisted by about 2 0 to aid in the turn. The downward twist of ...
5 BIRDS WITH THE LONGEST WINGSPAN
From oceans to mountains, these birds with massive wingspans expertly dominate the skies, flying great distances.
Princeton University10y
A Brief History of Human Powered Transportation
Power was taken from the pedals by a long, low- friction chain to the shaft of the pusher propeller. From: Burke, "The Gossamer Condor and Albatross: A Case Study in Aircraft Design," Aerovironment ...