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Re: Campbell's even crazier than a MANIAC? (archeopter

To: simkoning@msn.com
Subject: Re: Campbell's even crazier than a MANIAC? (archeopter
From: jrc <jrccea@bellsouth.net>
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:14:21 -0600
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Depends upon whether the thrust produced is greater than the drag increment due to the 'flapping'. JimC

----- Original Message ----- From: "Sim Koning" <simkoning@msn.com> To: <mhabib5@jhmi.edu>; <dinosaur@usc.edu> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 2:19 PM Subject: RE: Campbell's even crazier than a MANIAC? (archeopter

Wheter it's for stabilization or not, the way they flap their tail up and down would produce a small amount of thrust in the same way a Chinese fan produces "wind".

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