Eli5: how do birds like Falcons come out of a 200+mph dive without being ripped apart by air resistance when they spread their wings?

Question

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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Answer 1

Like most trained physicists they disregard air resistance as trivial.

Kidding. But the truth is the forces are either dealt with thru structure (strong wings/shoulders/feathers) or mitigation (shallow pullout of dive vs steep) depending on the bird and the situation.