机翼是固定翼飞机获得升力的主要来源,自从莱特兄弟成功发明出动力飞机后,后来者大多沿袭平直形的机翼构造再加以改进。不过也总有人想在机翼上捣鼓一些奇特的花样,飞出不一样的轨迹。折翼的“海鸥”美国人伦纳德·伯尼早年曾在莱特飞行学校学习,后来到多家飞机公司任职,第一次世界大战时还做过美军的飞行教员。按说这样一位老资格的飞行员对飞机的发展趋势应该颇有了解,但伯尼却坚信只有尽可能地模仿鸟类才是王道。他经常观察海鸥的飞行特性,认为符合“自然法则”的飞行器要比莱特式的机型更有效率。 Wing is the main source of lift for fixed-wing aircraft, and since the Wright brothers succeeded in creating a powered aircraft, most of the latter came along with their straight-wing configuration. However, there are always people who want to fiddle with some strange patterns on the wings and fly out of different tracks. Wings “Seagull ” Americans Leonard Burney studied early Wright flight school, then to a number of aircraft companies, the first World War also made the US military flight instructor. According to such an experienced pilot should have a good understanding of the development trend of the aircraft, but Bernie is convinced that only imitation of birds as possible is king. He often observes the flying characteristics of the seagull, that in line with “law of nature ” aircraft is more efficient than the Wright model.