How come birds don't fly into outter space?

Answer 1

Birds could fly into outer space as God created them to fly only by manipulating the air flow underneath the wings. They use the principle of Bernoulli's law to fly, just like an aeroplane. any flying object would have their height limits when flying. The air above the atmosphere is less dense than the bottom ones. It means the air thins out and eventually the air isn't enough to contain the weight of the bird for instance. Then we'll say the bird has reach its flying height OR its limits. It'll be clear if you think of the aeroplane, why wouldn't an aeroplane fly in outer space then? Why won't helicopter fly into the ouer space? the issue of food and pressure isn't that important after all, though they're really correct. But the main problem is that they just couldn't fly higher than their flight limit.

Answer 2

thank you so much for asking this question because I once asked the same question when I was very young and I forgot that I asked this question once! But now I realize why cause just today I was observing some hawk flying at a phenominal height. I realize that the wind up there is extremely fast and the higher you go the worst it gets. Right now above us there are hurricane force winds in the upper most atmosphere. So if a bird wanted to go that high it would have to use more calories it eats in a month. The wind would tell it get low again if you want to see your chicks grow up to be migrating birds one day..

Answer 3

It takes a lot of energy to fly. That's why birds that spend a lot of time in the air like hawks, buzzards, eagles, etc do so by riding the air currents just like a glider does. The higher a bird flies, the thinner the air becomes, therefore he must flap his wings more to cover the same space nearer the ground.
If you live near the sea shore, you might have noticed that many shore birds ( everybody notices the pelicans ) will glide just inches from the water. The reason they do this is because the air being pushed downward by the slant of their wings is compressed between their wings and the water, giving them more buoyancy.

Answer 4

The oxygen level decreases as one ascends. A man or a bird would pass out from its lack by the time he reaches 20,000 feet above Earth's surface. There's still a long way to go. Air pressure decreases as air does, so internal pressure that balances the normal air pressure on us and birds would cause the bird to explode if it could fly that high without suffocating.

Answer 5

The height to which any living thing can go depends, among other factors, on the amount of oxygen present. At high altitudes the air becomes less dense, and the amount of oxygen too low to sustain life. Even hang gliders and hot air ballons which go to high altitudes have to carry bottled oxygen with them. Even if this were not so, a bird simply does not have the mechanical evergy to break free of the earth's gravity.

Answer 6

Well, first, the bird wouldn't be able to get enough oxygen to survive, in addition, I think they'd have a pretty hard time getting through the atmosphere - think about how dangerous it is for a space shuttle to do it! Also, if a bird miraculously made it to outerspace and was able to live without oxygen, it wouln't fly, it'd float because it'd be weightless. :)

Answer 7

Birds can not fly in space. We know that they fly by virtue of lift generated due to flapping of wings. For this medium such as air is necessary. Space has no such medium. Hence birds can not fly in space.

Answer 8

Birds just fly to get something to eat, or to migrate.
Rarely are they interested in going up more than a few hundred feet.
They don't do research.

Answer 9

One big problem is birds need oxygen to fuel their muscles, and the amount of oxygen thins as you travel upwards. The air temperature also decreases dramatically. Finally, there exists jets of air so powerful they might blow the bird at several hundred miles per hour (poor thing!).

Answer 10

Birds need air to breathe and to fly. There is none in outer space.