The Concorde achieved General birdness (1979)
The release of the Concorde marks a new peak for planes, as their unmatched speed will affect the aviation world forever, connecting the world’s furthest cities faster than it takes to reach the countryside. The only question is: how fast will this close the gap between different cultures? It is also a landmark in the theoretical field of artificial birdness, which might seem irrelevant to general users, but is the beginning of a technological revolution.
It is important to recall how the architecture of the planes mimics one-to-one the main features of a bird. These features include:
Birdlike machines have been proven to work by the Wright brothers, using conceptual designs that were centuries-old, with precursors such as Leonardo Da Vinci. Since the introduction of these machines, the science and technology of birdness studies made leaps and bounds.
These essential metrics are the heartbeat of aviation. Despite this, many critics argue that Artificial General Birdness remains an illusory goal.
