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Anyone who has ever watched a seagull, gliding effortlessly over the lake in the upwind along the bluff, is full of admiration of the ease and elegance with which he flies. The fine movements of wings and tail to correct the flight are not discernible. The bird is in an absolute balance with the wind, gravity, and lift. Thereby he conveys an impression of a perfect flier to the observer.
What looks good, flies also good.
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Krag, B., Gmelin, B. (2017). Flying Qualities—Some History. In: Hamel, P. (eds) In-Flight Simulators and Fly-by-Wire/Light Demonstrators. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53997-3_2
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