Re: pterosaur take-off analog

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Subject: Re: pterosaur take-off analog
From: John Conway <john.a.conway@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:04:52 +0100
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David Peters wrote:

While the recent animation on pterosaur arm launches is an
interesting look at engineering and dynamics, it depends on a

worst-case scenario of a flat surface and no breeze.


...and yet it still works. QED.

Cheers,
John

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Palaeontography: http://palaeo.jconway.co.uk

References:
- Re: pterosaur take-off analog
  - From: David Peters <davidrpeters@charter.net>