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  2. V formation - Wikipedia

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    Eurasian cranes in a V formation (video) Birds flying in V formation. A V formation is a symmetric V- or chevron-shaped flight formation.In nature, it occurs among geese, swans, ducks, and other migratory birds, improving their energy efficiency, while in human aviation, it is used mostly in military aviation, air shows, and occasionally commercial aviation.

  3. Flying geese paradigm - Wikipedia

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    Asia's Flying Geese: How Regionalization Shapes Japan. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0-8014-5748-7. Kasahara, S. (2004). "The Flying Geese Paradigm: A Critical study of Its Application to East Asian Regional Development" (PDF). United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. pp. Discussion Paper 169. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.871.3739.

  4. Flying and gliding animals - Wikipedia

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    Insect flight is considerably different, due to their small size, rigid wings, and other anatomical differences. Turbulence and vortices play a much larger role in insect flight, making it even more complex and difficult to study than the flight of vertebrates. [18] There are two basic aerodynamic models of insect flight.

  5. Collision with geese may have caused deadly Air Evac ...

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    The carcass of another goose was found embedded in a mechanism that controls the movement of flight control surfaces. Investigators will keep the helicopter for further examination. A final report ...

  6. Goose - Wikipedia

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    The word "goose" is a direct descendant of Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns.In Germanic languages, the root gave Old English gōs with the plural gēs and gandra (becoming Modern English goose, geese, gander, respectively), West Frisian goes, gies and guoske, Dutch: gans, New High German Gans, Gänse, and Ganter, and Old Norse gās and gæslingr, whence English gosling.

  7. Gaggle of Super Fluffy Geese Look Just Like Ballerinas From ...

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    Geese have a reputation for being one of the more aggressive breeds of birds kept as livestock, Chickens can be friendly and ducks can be easy going—but geese have not forgotten that they were ...

  8. Skein - Wikipedia

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    Skein / s k eɪ n / may refer to: A flock of geese or ducks in flight; A wound ball of yarn with a centre pull strand; see Hank; A metal piece fitted over the end of a wagon axle, to which the wheel is mounted; Skein (unit), a unit of length used by weavers and tailors; Skein dubh, a Scottish knife; Skein module, a mathematical concept

  9. Airplane engine catches fire mid-flight after hitting flock ...

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    The Ohio flight was bound for Arizona, ... Airplane engine catches fire mid-flight after hitting flock of geese, officials say. Mitchell Willetts. Updated April 24, 2023 at 12:34 AM.