Why birds dont use a vertical fin? | Birds vs Airplanes (the vertical stabilizer) @Joyplanes
Why birds dont use a vertical fin? | Birds vs Airplanes (the vertical stabilizer)  @Joyplanes
Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Our airplanes use vertical stabilizers, why? And the masters of the air (birds) don't. Birds are very efficient compared to our man made birds, taking into consideration the energy they use to fly vs the energy our airplanes use, birds win by a long shot.

The recommended video: NASA's Albion H. Bowers - "Why Birds Don't Have Vertical Tails"
youtube.com/watch?v=RoT2upDbdUg

The project - NASA Prandtl Wing: nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/programs_projects/PRANDTL/overview.html
and nasa.gov/centers/dryden/Features/AMA_Expo.html

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