If we are sending manned interstellar missions to other star systems, it becomes very hard to keep masses and power levels nearly reasonable. Interstellar travel missions really work out better after ...

Although Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) is known to have studied bird flight, few people realise that he was the first to document flight maneuvers, now called dynamic soaring. Birds use these ...

The new study published today in Science Advances proves it isn’t just albatrosses that perform the aerial acrobatics needed for dynamic soaring on the windy open ocean. The research shows that sleek ...

Details of an unusual collaborative project between the US Air Force and NASA have been revealed, in which tests of a manned glider demonstrated the feasibility of dynamic soaring techniques that ...

Many small unmanned aircraft systems will try to emulate nature to help with increase fuel consumption or mobility. This aircraft is based on the Albatross which in habitats the southern oceans by ...

Woods Hole, Mass. (Wed. Nov 30) -- Wandering albatrosses, which are an iconic sight in the Southern Ocean, are highly adapted to long-distance soaring flight. Their wingspan of up to 11 feet is the ...

Albatrosses leverage the energy of the wind to fly with essentially no mechanical cost to themselves, very rarely flapping their wings, and new work offers insight into how exactly they accomplish ...

A new study shows how small seabirds have mastered the art of working smarter, not harder, when soaring at sea. The new study published today in Science Advances proves it isn't just albatrosses that ...

A new study shows how small seabirds have mastered the art of working smarter not harder when soaring at sea. The new study published today in Science Advances proves it isn't just albatrosses that ...