Like the title says. I know Falcons and raptors can dive at 200+ mph. So when they spread their wings to slow down how do they handle the insane force that they would be experiencing?
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They’re aerodynamic to get to those speeds in the first place, their wings are made to allow air past them.
Even “stopping”, where they deliberately introduce friction by adjusting their wings, there’s almost no friction in force terms, just enough to stop a small bird falling quite so fast.
More interesting are the birds who power-dive direct into water to catch fish many meters down.
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