I think that airplanes are really cool. You are sitting in something that is literally flying in the sky, and through the clouds. You can see the land below you, and to me, it’s very exhilarating. I think that whoever came up with the idea to build an airplane is a genius. You can now take a few hour plane ride, that would otherwise take days to travel by car or boat. You can take an overnight ride, and get somewhere that would otherwise take you weeks! Air travel is really convenient in terms of getting where you want to go, really fast,  but it’s definitely not easy. You have to get tickets, book your flight, go through security, etc. Air travel is also not cheap, so you would have to save your pennies for a while. But besides those things, it’s really quite astonishing that you board something that takes off into the sky. I also learned that airplanes were modeled after birds. Airplanes have wings of course, but did you ever wonder why? Because of birds’ wings, of course! And birds also tuck their legs and feet under when they are flying, and airplanes do the same! They have those ‘legs’ with wheels on them, and they fold onto the underside of the airplane just like bird’s legs! (I think at least) And bird’s legs come out from their underside when they land of course, and the same thing happens with the airplane’s legs. I think that that is extremely cool. People built something based off of a bird, and that thing is now probably one of the most popular ways to travel! It’s really amazing, isn’t it?