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I conquered land on foot, skating or riding a bike.
In water I understand every movement with or without swimming accesories.
But I can only imagine what's flying like, unless one day I grow wings.

That came out a lot deeper than I thought it would.
Anyway, if you got anything from all of this, good for you, cos it wasn't supposed to be aesthetically pleasing. tl;dr - click links

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Few quick notes (It's just a note to myself, that I once wondered about it and I dont have to anymore.):
Basically every rapid movement needs initial force and lowest aerodynamic drag. Keep in mind birds use back of the wing to generate force aswell. Special nature-design of primary feathers allows to minimize drag whilst closing flap cycle, but secondaries still generate drag. Explanatory video.

Ergo:

Taking off would be quick succesion of force from forelegs followed by force from wings (which stay in position after full flap, to reduce drag) followed by force from hindlegs.

Any kind of dive needs fully aerodynamical position, can be started with a force, but later relies on minimizng drag (vertical position) and gravity.

Aileron roll (which is not barrel roll) requires flap on one side and spin, again lowest air resistance by letting flap-wing go with the flow (Wrong on the picture I guess)

To stop you'd want to maximize air drag by stretching wings and positioning them perpendicular to the movement.

To perform barrel roll (it was the hardest one, and possibly the most inaccurate one) first you'd want to flap for momentum to rise, then you'd prepare for glide and stabilize in the highest point of movement, lastly you'd glide out of the maneuver.

Any kind of dodge requires knowledge and understanding of velocities of self and the object, as well as position of your body. Bold statement above is essence of whatever I'd write here.

To turn (not included), you want to rotate X (around spine axis) and create drag with the back of your wings to turn X or with bottom-side to turn the other way.

Why birds are more awesome anyway.
Half-aileron into backward glide and recovery into glide.
Flying through small gaps.
Cobra maneuver. (google it)
(2:00) Dive with a break.

Description

I conquered land on foot, skating or riding a bike.
In water I understand every movement with or without swimming accesories.
But I can only imagine what's flying like, unless one day I grow wings.

That came out a lot deeper than I thought it would.
Anyway, if you got anything from all of this, good for you, cos it wasn't supposed to be aesthetically pleasing. tl;dr - click links

***************************

Few quick notes (It's just a note to myself, that I once wondered about it and I dont have to anymore.):
Basically every rapid movement needs initial force and lowest aerodynamic drag. Keep in mind birds use back of the wing to generate force aswell. Special nature-design of primary feathers allows to minimize drag whilst closing flap cycle, but secondaries still generate drag. Explanatory video.

Ergo:

Taking off would be quick succesion of force from forelegs followed by force from wings (which stay in position after full flap, to reduce drag) followed by force from hindlegs.

Any kind of dive needs fully aerodynamical position, can be started with a force, but later relies on minimizng drag (vertical position) and gravity.

Aileron roll (which is not barrel roll) requires flap on one side and spin, again lowest air resistance by letting flap-wing go with the flow (Wrong on the picture I guess)

To stop you'd want to maximize air drag by stretching wings and positioning them perpendicular to the movement.

To perform barrel roll (it was the hardest one, and possibly the most inaccurate one) first you'd want to flap for momentum to rise, then you'd prepare for glide and stabilize in the highest point of movement, lastly you'd glide out of the maneuver.

Any kind of dodge requires knowledge and understanding of velocities of self and the object, as well as position of your body. Bold statement above is essence of whatever I'd write here.

To turn (not included), you want to rotate X (around spine axis) and create drag with the back of your wings to turn X or with bottom-side to turn the other way.

Why birds are more awesome anyway.
Half-aileron into backward glide and recovery into glide.
Flying through small gaps.
Cobra maneuver. (google it)
(2:00) Dive with a break.