Wings...
The X-man Angel flies on wings like an eagle, this is still considered by many people to be
impossible. Research has shown that the wings needed to lift a human would be about
15 metres across. The bigger problem, however, is the lack of correct muscle structure or
power to flap the wings, if you couldn’t hold the gymnastics Maltese Cross position on the rings you wouldn’t be able to hold the wing gliding.Much like the old quote though, be careful of saying something is impossible. There are many new lightweight and strong materials to make wings and ways to create artificial muscles, so who knows?
The main thing you need to fly is the aerofoil shape, where air is forced to travel quickly over the top and slower underneath, this creates low pressure on top and high pressure underneath giving lift. High Pressure Low Pressure Lift
The main thing you need to fly is the aerofoil shape, where air is forced to travel quickly over the top and slower underneath, this creates low pressure on top and high pressure underneath giving lift.
Many people are trying... one example of a project on the internet is this one called the Falcon Project.
Wings…“Flight by machines heavier than
air is unpractical and insignificant, if not
utterly impossible.” – Quote attributed to a
scientist from 1901 called Simon Newcomb.
However, flight was something that mankind had been
attempting for hundreds of years, from early evidence of ancient
Chinese kites to the famous glider sketches by Leonardo da Vinci (born in 1452).
The first powered, manned flight is attributed to the Wright brothers; they flew their glider for 120 feet in 1903.
