On: Andean condor can fly for 100 miles without flappi...

[ephaeton]

don't forget that the wings create lift, i.e., the body hangs between the wings, it's not the body that holds up the wings, it's the other way around.

[JoeSmithson → ephaeton]

Exactly, it's more like suspending yourself from your armpits

[burfog → JoeSmithson]

No, because of leverage. The air lifts all along the whole wing. On average, the air lifts from the middle.

So it's more like suspending yourself from your elbows, with your arms out horizontal.