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Credits: Writer/Narrator: Brian McManus Editor: Dylan Hennessy (https://www.behance.net/dylanhennessy1) Animator: Mike Ridolfi (https://www.moboxgraphics.com/) Sound: Graham Haerther (https://haerther.net/) Thumbnail: Simon Buckmaster https://twitter.com/forgottentowel

References: [1] https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/dihedral-effect [2] http://www.b737.org.uk/techspecsdetailed.htm [3] https://www.rcscalebuilder.com/Tutorials/dihedral/dihedral.pdf [4] https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/1995/february/designing-bent-wing-bird

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