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Re: The origin of flight: from the water up (still short!)

To: david.marjanovic@gmx.at, dinosaur@usc.edu
Subject: Re: The origin of flight: from the water up (still short!)
From: "James R. Cunningham" <jrccea@bellsouth.net>
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 11:42:40 -0800
References: <NDBBIHDFCLDIIDDMCOLNCEOADFAA.edels@email.msn.com> <003801c1d642$674a6940$b4432fd5@chello.at> <3CA31E4E.DF83324F@bellsouth.net> <000d01c1d66b$c1567cc0$b4432fd5@chello.at>
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Is it strong enough to prevent flutter though?  Personally, I don't have a
clue, since I've not bothered to look at it.

David Marjanovic wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James R. Cunningham" <jrccea@bellsouth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 2:44 PM
>
> > Keep in mind that feather asymmetry doesn't have much of anything to do
> > with  flight capability as long as the shaft is strong enough to prevent
> flutter.
>
> Archie's feather shafts don't look stronger than normal, though.

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