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Wing size
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 1:18 pm
by Sivert3
What size does the wings of a dragon have to be for it to fly?
Re: Wing size
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 4:27 pm
by vampirehunter42
That really depends on the overall weight of the creature. I'll have to dig through numbers of different flying things to make a guess. But I would say a large wing is needed. They may be soaring creatures rather than flapping creatures. So they would need a large amount of surface area on the wings to add more lift.
Re: Wing size
Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2011 5:04 pm
by Corva
Wikipedia is your friend here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetzalcoatlus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterosaur_size
This should tell you about the upper limits of animal flight.