Introduction

Take a look at the remote-controlled (RC) plane below,

Graphic of albatross in flght.
Graphic of radio-controlled (RC) plane with remote controllerM1
Reflection
How do you think RC plane flies?

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References

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    Biomimetics
    Wikipedia contributors · Wikipedia · · CC BY-SA 3.0
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    Agile Perching Maneuvers in Birds and Morphing-Wing Drones
    Valentin Wuest and others · Nature Communications · 2024 · Vol. 15(1), p. 8330
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    Crash-perching on vertical poles with a hugging-wing robot
    Mohammad Askari and others · Communications Engineering · 2024 · Vol. 3(1), p. 98

Media Credits

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    Radio-controlled (RC) plane
    Fred Hsu · Wikimedia Commons · 2017 · CC BY-SA 3.0
How to Cite: Sinha, R. (2026). How planes fly?. Amazing Birds. https://amazing-birds.gitlab.io/
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