Falling Flight principle
Lessons from Greater Glider
Turn falling into flying.
Skin-Sail Tree Gliding
Core lesson
The right design can turn a fall into a crossing.
Biological basis
Greater Gliders use a membrane of skin between limbs to glide from tree to tree, moving through forest canopy without true powered flight.
Best use cases
Where this lesson tends to be most useful in practice.
GlidingDesignTree movementCrossing gapsElegant adaptation