Kite tail and sonar: what they have in common

1. Step 1. Kite tail — is part of — Kite. It stabilizes the kite, damping its swaying.
2. Step 2. Kite — evolved into — Glider. Lilienthal and Cayley studied the wing with kites and gliders.
3. Step 3. Glider — has part — Wing. Wings.
4. Step 4. Wing — is part of — Jet airliner. A swept wing.
5. Step 5. Jet airliner — has part — Radar. A weather radar.
6. Step 6. Radar — works like — Sonar. The same echolocation principle: sound in water instead of radio waves.

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