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Harun Yahya

to 3 miles). This minimum
security distance needed is
determined by such con-
siderations as the size of

the plane and its maneu-
verability. 2
Yet birds fly in huge
flocks, with a far greater
density than that of air-
planes in formation. How
do hundreds of creatures
fly with such control and
safety at the same time?
Consider the plover,
which lives in coastal areas.
The "safety gap" for this
species is only a few
lengths, yet the birds fly at more than 30-40 km (18-25 miles) per hour.
Despite that speed, however, they are able to take off and land with
ease.
This superior flying ability requires a special engineering calcula-
tion, which aircrafts have not yet been able to achieve. Long years of

research have produced some high-maneuverability planes, such as
helicopters that can hang suspended in the air and land and take off
vertically. Yet these machines' flying abilities and maneuverability
come nowhere near to those exhibited by living things.
The structures in the bodies of living things are far superior to
those we humans have designed. This perfection can be clearly seen

Adnan Oktar
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