eli5: Why is it not possible to build bird-like attachable wings that account for body proportions to allow humans to fly or glide around?

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eli5: Why is it not possible to build bird-like attachable wings that account for body proportions to allow humans to fly or glide around?

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With light weight carbon based materials, and advances in robotics, would it be naive to hope for a mechanically augmented human winged flight. You could have all of my money if anybody is working on this. I would be an angel investor!

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