Flaps
Flaps noun - A movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag.
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Sheets
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- More persistent is the depiction of the wings as loose, bat-like flaps of skin in Real Life, the wing membranes were thin but taut sheets of muscle, containing several distinct layers of complex muscle fibers which essentially made them into shape-shifting organs for on-the-fly adjustments.
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