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By Dr David Robinson (The Open University)

31 October 2008

How does a butterfly flutter by? David Robinson explains the role of the two pairs of wings. Read more : Butterflies wing it

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OU on the BBC: James May's 20th Century - Honey, I Shrunk The WorldProduction team

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

03 July 2007

At the beginning of the 20th Century, long distance travel was for the military-minded, the uprooted and the plain rich, but the pioneers of flight... Read more : OU on the BBC: James May's 20th Century - Honey, I Shrunk The World

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In-flight scienceProduction team

By Dr Ian Johnston (The Open University)

26 September 2006

We could all follow Daedelus and soar like birds - if we get the science right, says Battle of the Geeks' Ian Johnston Read more : In-flight science

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OU on the BBC: Science Shack - Can you fly like a bird?BBC

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

12 June 2006

Adam Hart-Davis and the team investigate how high you can jump, as part of the BBC/OU's Science Shack series. Read more : OU on the BBC: Science Shack - Can you fly like a bird?

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Mastery Of The AirBBC

By Dr David Robinson (The Open University)

17 October 2005

David Robinson explains how creatures left the land, and took to the skies Read more : Mastery Of The Air

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Pages tagged as Flight

Butterflies wing itCopyrighted Image Jupiterimages

OU on the BBC: James May's 20th Century - Honey, I Shrunk The WorldProduction team

In-flight scienceProduction team

OU on the BBC: Science Shack - Can you fly like a bird?BBC

Mastery Of The AirBBC