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Base price wrote: »
They say bees have the same sensors in their eyes and can see the earths magnetic field.
But it would be fine if birds and bees had no predators and didn't eat then they could fly in straight lines all day.
I'd equate our humble swallow to a mosquito fighter bomber from world war 2. You want to get to your destination as fast as possible but in a way that brings no attention or alerts the Luftwaffe.
So they hug the ground and still use landmarks as well as their compass to get to their target. If there's a canal going straight to the factory. Use that for low flying without worrying about hitting a tree or being spotted by a 109.
A track of a homing pigeon in the Swiss mountains showing how the pigeon uses the natural terrain to avoid being detected.
https://youtu.be/jvzEeu3pyW0
Theme tune for the swallow.
https://youtu.be/XWXQUhBsUVM
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Say my name wrote: »They say bees have the same sensors in their eyes and can see the earths magnetic field.
But it would be fine if birds and bees had no predators and didn't eat then they could fly in straight lines all day.
I'd equate our humble swallow to a mosquito fighter bomber from world war 2. You want to get to your destination as fast as possible but in a way that brings no attention or alerts the Luftwaffe.
So they hug the ground and still use landmarks as well as their compass to get to their target. If there's a canal going straight to the factory. Use that for low flying without worrying about hitting a tree or being spotted by a 109.
A track of a homing pigeon in the Swiss mountains showing how the pigeon uses the natural terrain to avoid being detected.
https://youtu.be/jvzEeu3pyW0
Theme tune for the swallow.
https://youtu.be/XWXQUhBsUVM
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Say my name wrote: »The tsetse. Faster than a spitfire with a 6 pound gun does it for me.
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Say my name wrote: »The tsetse. Faster than a spitfire with a 6 pound gun does it for me.
Jeez, I rember I had a soft spot for the B25 Mitchell. Used to build them Airfix kits as a kid.0 -
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