Re: Nyctosaurus Images

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

Ronald Orenstein wrote:
> 
> At 10:06 AM 16/05/03 -0700, G Martin Human wrote:
> >Seems to me that with a possible sail like that, you're pretty much
> >obliged to keep head to wind or break your neck......

If there was a sail membrane, how much heeling torque did it produce
when loaded, and how much torque does it take to break a Nyct neck? If
not loaded due to being pointed into the wind, what was the resonant
frequency of the flutter mode, and what effect would that have on the
critter's brain?