Flight Theory - It's An Unsolved Science Dilemma

[Chris Corben via Birding-Aus <>]

Chris, I just don't accept in any sense that the theory of flight has 
gone west! I would argue that nothing is scientifically verifiable, but 
that why wings produce lift is extremely well understood. Of course 
there will be aspects of it that are in contention, but those aspects 
will have nothing to do with its reliability for either birds or 
aeroplanes. Nervousness? I don't have any nervousness about wings 
producing lift and I feel utter confidence that if I am killed in a 
plane accident, it will have nothing at all to do with any 
misunderstanding of how wings work!
Sorry if I overreact! But in these times, trivialising knowledge doesn't 
seem a great idea! And I do love watching Pelicans fly, though 
Hummingbirds are much more surprising!
Cheers, Chris.


On 10/8/2020 5:03 PM, Chris Charles wrote:
> Chris, Excitedly anticipating my next flight.
> There is always some aspect that warrants more research but what is the 
> reference for your nervousness?
> Chris Charles
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> > On 9 Oct 2020, at 4:05 am, Chris Corben via Birding-Aus 
> > <> wrote:
> >
> > What!?
> >
> > A brick can produce lift if you use it the right way. Where is the mystery?
> >
> > Cheers, Chris.
> >
> >
> > > On 10/8/2020 2:26 AM, Chris Shaw via Birding-Aus wrote:
> > > Believe it or not there is no scientifically verifiable explanation of why 
> > > wings produce lift and the smaller the critter the more baffling it becomes. I 
> > > love watching pelicans fly. They don't know the theory of flight has gone west. 
> > > Both main theories that have been around for years have problems and there is 
> > > yet still no definitive answer, so be careful getting on the next aeroplane.
> > >
> > > My pelicans can be seen on
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