As well as sleeking out the design, the aerodynamics also greatly improve downforce and air flow leading to a drag coefficient of 0.75, which is exceptional for a hatchback.
Improvements in aerodynamics, reductions in cabin weight and even improved engine efficiency means that each generation of aircraft is about 20 percent more fuel-efficient than the last.
That's why a lot of cyclists are looking for marginal gains that can be in aerodynamics, that can be in supplements, that can be in training, because all those marginal gains added up do make a difference.
So where you see a typical flight feather that has a closed vein and an offset rachis to give it an aerodynamic airfoil shape, the ostrich is have done away with that completely.
All right, well, it's kind of fun to learn about the way that aerodynamics works here and how it can work against gravity, even on heavy things like people.
It was also a gigantic sensory organ capturing all kinds of aerodynamically relevant information about things like air speed, tension in particular parts of the wing.
The actual hyperloop will need fewer motors across the same length of track, and should be able to get the vehicle moving at even higher speeds, once they’ve designed a more aerodynamic capsule.