{"id":93214,"date":"2024-07-24T10:00:12","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T00:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/why-aircraft-require-vertical-stabilizers\/"},"modified":"2024-07-24T10:00:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T00:00:12","slug":"why-aircraft-need-vertical-stabilizers-but-birds-dont","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=93214","title":{"rendered":"Why Aircraft Need Vertical Stabilizers, But Birds Don’t"},"content":{"rendered":"

Significant advances in aviation technology have occurred over the last few decades. Aircraft are fitted with wingtip devices, generally known as winglets or sharklets, to minimize aerodynamic drag and increase fuel efficiency, and state-of-the-art engines reduce sound and wear and tear. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Are big tail fins really necessary if birds can fly without?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[396,8428,5988,397,312],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aircraft","category-aircraft-design","category-aircraft-tail","category-analysis","category-aviation"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t