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Well, first off that depends on whether it's carrying coconuts or not. Now, you might be shouting "A swallow? Carrying coconuts? Where would he grip them?" To which we might respond "It’s not a question of where he grips it! It’s a simple question of weight ratios! A five-ounce bird could not carry a 1 pound coconut. However, TWO could possibly carry a coconut between them on a wire."  Once we determine whether or not a coconut is involved in the migration, we can then proceed to some more pressing questions:

What exactly is airspeed velocity?

• We need to determine the size and weight of a Swallow.
• We then need to confirm the airspeed velocity.
• Finally, we can try to determine if a single swallow or pair of them could theoretically manage to carry a coconut.

The first thing to note is that there is no actual metric called “airspeed velocity.” This is a mixture of terms, airspeed, and velocity, with the former most commonly used for things that fly, like aircraft. The combination of "speed" and "velocity" is also a little naughty as, while related, they are not the same.

Speed is a scalar metric, while velocity is a vector. In practical terms, the differences are slight but essential (especially in physics), but airspeed is the most accurate metric for our purposes.

So, airspeed is a metric that determines the relative speed between some object, in this case, the swallow and the air that it travels through. This can vary widely, but if too low, the flying creature will lose altitude and eventually become grounded (gently or violently).

To work out an airspeed, you need to subtract the difference between the ground speed and the wind speed. The former is the speed at which an object moves about a point on the ground. Wind speed is the rate of air movement about a location on the ground.

According to various studies, there is no way to know precisely how far the average swallow’s wing flap propels it, but we can estimate about 2.46 feet per beat. When we take the number of beats per second (12) and multiply it by the distance per beat (0.75), we get a value for the velocity of 29.5 feet per second .

Translating this into miles per hour, we see that the airspeed velocity of a  swallow is 20.1 mph. This number also lines up with the measured velocities of real birds, which means we’re on the right track for the mathematics.

So, answering the main question here, the “airspeed velocity” of an unladen swallow  is something like 20.1 miles per hour  or 29.5 feet per second. However, some have been clocked at 46 mph in the past!

Thanks for asking!

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