Re: Birds Fly Best on a Full Tank

["James R. Cunningham" <jrccea@bellsouth.net>]

To add to my previous post to the dino list, Colin Pennycuick's  superb (and
previously published) flapping frequency, fuel burn, and flight range
computer programs predict these effects in great detail.

Jim

James R. Cunningham wrote:

> The two primary points in this article seem to be that birds fly more
> efficiently when heavily loaded and that there is an energy savings when
> flying in a v-vormation, even when not positioned to take advantage of
> the wake.  Neither of these effects should be unexpected.
>
> Danvarner@aol.com wrote:
>
> >        Here's a very interesting story from Nature. DV
> >
> >        http://www.nature.com/nsu/011018/011018-10.html