2006-09-22 00:21:59 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
With assistance or without assistance?
With assistance : yes : see sky-diving
Without assistance : obvious answer!
Conclusion : We're not born with wings?
2006-09-22 00:23:57 · answer #1 · answered by bb_kitkat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people do not have the arm and chest muscles that could be developed for flight even with artificial wings. A few people are pigeon (or chicken) breasted that might help except it is a rare deformity. If you examine a turkey breast (Thanksgiving Day?) the sternum is sharply arched rather than flat like humans. That means in flight (face down) powerful (bird) muscles can pull the wings almost straight down. Birds also have light weight hollow bones (and hollow feathers that could be replicated for human flight). I believe that humans could experience some of the real sensations of bird flight if most of their weight was supported from above by (perhaps) very long cables (under a suspension bridge where people bungee jump?).
2006-09-22 01:13:00 · answer #2 · answered by Kes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first officially authenticated take-off and landing of a human-powered aircraft (one capable of powered takeoffs, unlike a glider) was done in November 1962 by Derek Piggott in Southampton University's Man Powered Aircraft (SUMPA). (A claim for a flight by the Pedaliante in March 1937 is disputed). Perhaps the best-known human-powered plane is the Gossamer Albatross, which flew across the English Channel in 1979.
2006-09-22 00:29:49 · answer #3 · answered by Jim D 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There was a program on PBS a while ago that explored two of da Vinci's theorized inventions. One of them was a wing for human flight, similar to a paraglider. But I suppose if you can amplify your arm strength and balance your body weight, you can flap large wings to let you fly like a bird.
2006-09-23 03:03:25 · answer #4 · answered by phantasm81986 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no.but a human wants to fly like a bird than he'll need 29 metres long wings.human have 40% of is weight in body of muscles.and a bird need 42% of his muscles only to fly.now u decide human can fly on its own or not?and there r many differences between human and bird what stops human to fly on his own like weight of his bones.
2006-09-22 02:16:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. But, maybe like an animal, we can fly in the next millions of years due to evolution.
2006-09-22 00:29:02 · answer #6 · answered by Inquiry Complex 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, u see some asistance from science. but if u dont have it u will definelty not fly.human body is not designed at all for flight..
first the human body is not aerodynamic at all...we would need our bones to be light mostly empty like thous of birds..and allso some bags filled with air in our body..like birds again...even if we had all this..we would just be floating....u still need some sord of sistem to guidance..wings..dah...
2006-09-22 01:41:00 · answer #7 · answered by Altheea 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes if using a device make him fly. No if using solely his own power.
2006-09-23 02:38:24 · answer #8 · answered by Liwayway 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, using para-gliders.
2006-09-22 00:24:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
let me tell how...go on the top of the tallest building and JUMP...and try to fly..you'll get the answer..
2006-09-22 05:41:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋