Page 36 - The Origin of Birds and Flight

According to the cursorial theory, birds took to the air while seeking to
catch flies. But in this claim, the origin of the flies is itself solely the product of
imagination and lacks any scientific basis. Insects’ flight is exceptionally com-
plex, yet faultless, and the fly—cited by evolutionists to account for flight in
birds—already possesses a perfect flying ability. Human beings can’t raise and
lower their arms even ten times a second, yet a fly can beat its wings an aver-
age of 500 times a second. In addition, a fly can maneuver much quicker than
a fighter plane, move sideways or backward and forward to perfection and turn
back on itself, even walk upside down on the ceiling. Flies also beat both their
wings simultaneously. The slightest variation in wingbeat would ruin the fly's
balance, yet that never happens.
Flies’ perfect structures have been researched by a great many scientists.
Michael Dickinson, a California, Berkeley University professor of biology and
winner of the McArthur Institute 2001 special talent award, was quoted in The
Scientist magazine:
Insects still represent the most sophisticated aerial machine on the planet .
.. they can take off backwards, fly sideways, and land upside down!
Dickinson says as follows: “Flies in particular have unique specializations
that lead to extraordinary.” 1
Scientists are still engaged on research developing robots that can imitate
the details of flies’ flight. First, they must determine the aerodynamic forces
that act on the fly’s wing . However, due to flies’ speed, it is almost impossi-
ble to measure such rapid movements. According to Dickinson, “No comput-
er in the world can tell us what these forces are.” 2
At a meeting held in November 2002, Dickinson told neurologists that: 2
Understanding insect flight requires greater research into the whole nerv-
ous system. Everything, from the mechanics of the muscles to the bio-
mechanics of the skeleton and avian aerodynamics, is of
great importance in resolving a
neurological problem. 3