Birds Manoeuvreability

The biomechanics that make birds maneuverability possible have largely been a mystery. A landmark study published last March in Nature has started to change that. The discoveries identified big previously unknown factors contributing to birds' aerobatic prowess and revealed some of the evolutionary pressures that made birds so proficient at flying. They're also helping to redraft the blueprints that future engineers might follow when attempting to design aircraft as maneuverable and adaptable as birds manage to be.