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Whiffling: The Art of Flying Upside Down
https://www.amusingplanet.com/2021/0...side-down.html
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While it looks painful, such a maneuver is indeed possible and is a tried and tested way of braking, called whiffling. By turning the body upside down, the aerodynamics which usually give a bird lift during flying are inverted causing the bird to plummet towards the ground. Whiffling allows the bird to rapidly lose speed and height either for a fast landing or to throw off avian predators.
The behavior is seen in several species aside from geese including lesser yellowlegs, the black-tailed godwit, the northern lapwing, three species of scoter, and other members of the family Anatidae.
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01-01-2022, 02:04 PM
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So close, if only they finished off the aft section properly.
The Aurora Project: A Human-Hybrid Lithium Rocket Trike!
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The base of the project is a GoOne3 velomobile.................
The entire trike, less driver, weighs 110 pounds.............
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01-01-2022, 02:23 PM
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I was disappointed that it isn't a human/rocket hybrid, but extra point for the 1959 Cadillac tail lights.
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01-01-2022, 04:06 PM
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The head on that goose is pasted upside down, birds cant do that without ruffled feathers somewhere on the neck.
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01-01-2022, 04:15 PM
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I don't think the Go-One is "close." The front wheel openings could be done far better, and the windshield is a disaster for daily use. Plus, you won't be getting much exercise sitting in that greenhouse on a nice day.
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01-01-2022, 04:31 PM
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...birds cant do that without ruffled feathers...
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So You're saying there's a chance?
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01-01-2022, 04:44 PM
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Hard to see if they keep their heads upright, but it does seem so.
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01-01-2022, 05:55 PM
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The half-roll suggests it's so. Else they'd have to snap their gaze like a pirouetting ice skater.
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01-02-2022, 10:39 AM
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Hard to see if they keep their heads upright, but it does seem so.
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I have lived on a river for the past two years, and it's filled with geese year around...............chase them off my lawn etc............
The view out my kitchen sink window is of the river, plus I hang out on the deck all the time, and I've never noticed this phenomena.
I will be looking for it now, apparently it happens in the blink of an eye.
https://worldwartwo.filminspector.co...vw-beetle.html
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01-02-2022, 01:57 PM
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