Birds are the undisputed masters of aerodynamics. No matter how many supercomputers and wind tunnels scientists throw at solving flight’s thorny calculations, they’ll never match the perfection of ...

The motivation for flying with other birds in V formation is probably to save energy, say researchers who tracked the pattern of wing flaps in an... The Science Behind Flying In V Formation Scientists ...

Passenger planes could start flying in convoy like flocks of migrating geese to slash fuel use. Virgin Atlantic is among several airlines taking part in trials that may ultimately allow jets to fly in ...

Have you ever seen a group of birds flying in a neat V shape and wondered why they do it? It may look beautiful and well-planned, but there’s a smart reason behind it. Birds use this formation to save ...

Airbus will have fuel-saving v-formation flight tests of two Airbus A350 aircraft with airline tests as early as 2021 with flights over oceans. Flying in v-formation could reduce fuel usage by 5-10%.

Remember when you were a kid and you looked up at the sky to see dozens of geese soaring overhead in a V shape? "Why do they do that?" you probably wondered. Seeing birds — from geese to pelicans and ...

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“Don’t surround yourself with yourself.” — John Anderson, lead singer of Yes The naturalist Milton Olsen once observed that when geese travel on their migrations, each bird flapping its wings creates ...

Did you know that geese flying in a “V” formation can travel over 70% further than a goose flying on its own? It’s an interesting thought. All the geese could head out from various locations with the ...