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In Greek mythology, Icarus takes to the sky on wings of feather and wax. All goes well until he flies too close to the sun, his wings melt, and he plunges into the sea and drowns. Despite Icarus’ difficulties, flight under our own power has intrigued man throughout time. The birds make it look so easy. How can it be that this talent eludes us?
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Hagler, G. (2013). Human Innovation. In: Modeling Ships and Space Craft. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4596-8_2
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