For our MECH3550 : Simulation and Visualization class, we have group projects and presentations due. Our topic is a static analysis test using a CAD generated model of the Saqqara bird, an artifact found in Egypt. It was reported that with a proper rudder added to the back of the bird, it had the ability to fly, based on wind tunnel tests. This supposedly supported the “Ancient Alien” theory. Regardless, we thought it would be fun to do our own test.  This design was based on images found online; most were crude top and side profiles of the bird.