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Re: The ACTUAL flying Microraptor paper in PNAS
> Glide angles ranged from 3Â°
> to 21Â° with a mean estimated
> equilibrium angle of 13.7Â°,
> giving a lift to drag ratio
> of 4.1:1 and a lift coefficient
> of 0.64.
Do they mention how it compares to flying squirrels?
> M. guiâ€™s feathered hindwings,
> although effective for gliding,
> would have seriously hampered
> terrestrial locomotion.
Couldn't tuck those feathers in when not needed, hmmm?
I wonder how they came to that conclusion?
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