Fly Cycle Guide

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So how does flying work? Well we need lift! Wings are actually aerofoil shaped- concave at the bottom side, so they have a bigger surface area on the top side than the bottom.

As air flows over the wings, they have more area to travel if they go above so the pressure exerted is divided over a larger area, decreasing the air pressure. Low pressure sucks higher pressure into it and high pressure is drawn to low pressure so they equalize- The low pressure is sucking the wing upwards while High pressure is pushing it upwards also. If these forces can overcome the weight of the creature, they rise eh.

But theres more! Air needs to be flowing over the wings for Lift to be generated, so we need some forward momentum- Thrust! Planes and such will use Propellers, jet engines, rockets etc to propel themselves forward, birds and such just flap their wings, which means that their wings can change shape as they flap. This is why the upward motion is faster, the downward motion should last longer to take full advantage of the aerofoil shape.

Gliding however is achieved by using the Aerofoil wing mechanism to slow down falling enough to allow horizontal movement. To be clear, gliding does not generate lift, soaring does, usually by thermals and such.

Helicoptors and Hot air balloons are irrelevent to this guide!

As for Jets being able to fly upside down? They're freaking Jets! Screw physics! =p But i'd say their jet engine probably gives them an edge.

Who says Physics is boring eh? =p

As always, my methods are not the law, its just my way of doing it as well as a seemingly decent way of showing some of the basics behind the motion itself. My anatomy is also not 100% accurate, i just learn the basic, very generalised shapes and such. As explained in my anatomy video, these things can change between even within a species.

Need reference from live animals? http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=6F0A629072D3326A

Music: Tetris Attack- Lakitu's stage.

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[WolfieChibi]

Can I use one of this wings? :D

[DarkmaneTheWerewolf]

@WolfieChibi

Look up the wings of a real animal instead eh? My wings here are horribly proportioned and are only meant to serve as a rough illustration of the main differences between each type of wing, not to be referenced.

[WolfieChibi]

@DarkmaneTheWerewolf So .. I can not use any of them if I can draw some animals or something?

[DarkmaneTheWerewolf]

@WolfieChibi

I dont want people to just copy what i do, i want to encourage you to look up, research and use the real thing so you learn what real wings look like and experiment on your own.

[losmatakirtax]

hey, do you use flash or something for that animations? please, tell me, I want to learn more about it

[DarkmaneTheWerewolf]

@losmatakirtax

I use GIMP for drawing, After Effects and Premier for editing as it says on my channel description. I dislike Flash, though it makes things easier by filling things in for you, it does this in such a crass and tacky way that i feel its difficult to make something unique. Anything made in flash will just look like its made in flash.

[CynthiaAliceKat]

Watching some cycles for too long makes them appear silly. Flappidy flappidy,

[MSBrown1115]

Its a a snitch!(Harry Potter)

[jiuganat234]

i like the gliding birds wing and thumbs up if the people who disliked this video is pooped by birds

[SilverPinkBunny]

hahaha it looks like the snitch from Harry Potter XD

[atciitwcat]

one person thought the dislike button ment: dis i like, Really helpful tutorial by the way! :)

[xXAshleyCatNyaaXx]

i specialize in cats, and im starting a bird series, so this should help a lot!!!!

[annasghay]

Great work! Thanks for the tutorial will definitely help me when creating my flight cycle :) Thank you

[notexactlyIO]

Very well done video. Though at the beginning, I don't understand the distinction between the two wings on the right. Maybe just because I don't know wings very well. And at the end, that looks like a flying kangaroo, which is awesome!

[webkinzluv09]

Lol i love the song whats its name?(x

[WolfieChibi]

@DarkmaneTheWerewolf I thought that I could see how to do it, so I draw on my own?