Do bigger or smaller wing designs fly better?
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if you want plane flying at a high speed you must use small wings ,because this will reduce drag .But in this process you will have to use longer runways due to loss in lift .\n\nif a slow moving plane is enough then you can use the larger wings they have more drag and more lift and hence require smaller runways \n\ndrag is the opposition to the motion of aplane in air\nlift is the force moving the plane into the sky
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small insects/small vish
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They do fly.\n\nWhere are you getting your misinformation?
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i did a small unit in animal behaviour and physiology and from what i remember .. birds have a much narrower vision (acuity of vision) which enables them to detect preys for examples from large distances while flying .. thats all i know, it not ... mm .. that informative.. but i hope it helped .. lol
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FLY! And effortlessly... I've gotten used to walking, being in thee city...but flying around instead of walking is something I've wanted to do since I was a cub, lol...so unbearlike, right? It'd be cool and for some reason less energy-burning if there are wings for gliding..
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airplane wings work because of their curvature - the upper surface of the wing is more curved than the lower surface, so air moving over the top of the wing has to take a longer path.  \n\nthis longer path causes the air to thin out over the top surface of the wing, and this leads to a lower pressure on the top surface.  the higher-pressure air on the underside of the wing pushes the wing upwards into the lower-pressure region, just like the higher pressure inside a balloon pushes the balloon outwards into the lower-pressure atmosphere.\n\nanyway, i think you can think about a leaf on a windshield as acting like a wing of sorts.  air will flow faster over the upper surface of the leaf but stay trapped underneath.  if the leaf is solid, then the pressure differential pushes outward on the leaf, away from the windshield.  \n\non the other hand, if there is a slit in the leaf, then the higher-pressure air underneath can move through the slit and equalize the pressures, so there is less force on the leaf pushing it away from the windshield.\n\nas for holes, perhaps if the holes were big enough, you would no longer have the smooth ("laminar") flow over the surface, and instead get turbulent air that causes a vortex to form.  \n\nvortices are lower pressure areas so that might suck the leaf off.  or, a big hole might cause an edge of the leaf to flip up into the airstream and catch some of the air, forcing it down under the leaf and pushing it off the windshield - whereas a slit might still allow the air to flow smoothly over the leaf yet still equalize the pressure.\n\ni'm totally guessing, but i guess it's a reasonable theory.
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advantage-  Cheaper and smaller\nDisadvantage- poorer resolution
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They found that the second wing (bi-wing planes) was not helping the planes lift, but rather was just adding unnecessary weight to the plane.  Therefore it was inefficient.\n\nSome planes today actually have a smaller wing in the front and a larger wings in the back.   Also, some one plane known as the flying wing did not have a wing in the back.  In fact this is basically the design of our new stealth fighters and bombers.   \n\nSo new designs are coming forward all the time that find new design concepts in flying.
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To answer you question, I will say "Not so much anymore"  When the craft first came out, they couldn't seem to keep it in the air.  I think there are still a few things to work out with this aircraft.  My brother is a helo pilot in the Army.  He talks about this craft and all the things it can do to support ground troops.  This bird will open up new doors in aviation.  I do belive this is something that should have money put into it.
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drag and thrust are not equal, thrust outpowers drag
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An aircraft flies due to aerodynamic reactions that happen when there is relative motion between air and a wing.\n\nIf a cross-section of a typical aircraft wing is viewed, the top of the wing can be seen to be curved downwards, while the bottom of the wing is less curved or straight, but angled to the airflow. This shape, called an airfoil or aerofoil, creates lift when it travels through the air. However, this optimisation is not applicable for aerobatic aircraft, which need to fly inverted, or for supersonic aircraft.\n\nLift is created as an airstream passes by something which deflects it. The force created by this deflection of the air creates an equal and opposite force on the wing according to Newton's third law of motion. The deflection of airflow downward during the creation of lift is known as downwash.\n\nNearly any shape will produce lift if curved or tilted with respect to the air flow direction. However, most shapes will be very inefficient and create too much drag. One of the primary goals of wing design is to devise a shape that produces the most lift while producing the least lift-induced drag.
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This design cant pull enough air down fast enough to achieve lift. The key to flight is the airfoil shape of the wing or helo propeller. Its naturally causes high pressure under the airfoil as air moves rapidly over it. Thats where lift is achieved.
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Wings are not welded on to Jumbo Planes.  Wings are structurally integral with the rest of the aircraft frame.  There is a big 'skeleton" of structural metal under the skin of a jet.
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Geese fly in a "V" formation for air resistance and to enable the other geese to follow in the "drag" created by the geese in front of a particular goose except the one in the lead. There is turbulence in the air currents made by each goose.\nThe lead goose encounters the most air resistance. They trade off leaders on occasion.\nThe reason one side of the formation is longer than the other is that there is usually an odd number of geese in the formation or that the air resistance and turbulence is less on one side or the other.
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It seems research on this has continued. Still sounds very preliminary though - experiments on small models or paper planes ;)  But maybe you'd like to check the links.
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flies are more maleable - impact resisitant\nbuilt better I guess\nthe mass and speed of the fly are a lot less\n\nbirds have necks with thin hollow breakable bones\nflies have a head and an abdomen and thorax but they have exo-skeletons
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There are several reasons gliders are able to fly the way they do:\n\nFirst, gliders are incredibly lightweight and are constructed from lightweight and strong materials, such as fiberglass.\n\nSecond, the wings on a glider are larger than a conventional plane's. This allows the glider to get more lift, which is what keeps conventional planes afloat.\n\nThird, the design of gliders plays a large part in their ability to fly. While conventional planes use thrusters and engines and can simply apply more power to stay afloat, gliders must rely on their superior design to minimize drag.\n\nAside from that, there are other factors at play, such as mother nature. Flying a glider -- just like flying a plane -- requires skill, and any good glider pilot will know how to balanace speed to get more lift when needed.\n\nI hope this helps.