Scientific Speculation - Posts tagged flight

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Q&A Human elytra flying off a cliff

2 answers · posted 1y ago by Rhea‭ · last activity 1y ago by dsr‭

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Q&A Would it be possible for humans to fly with mechanical wings?

3 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Jenny‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Jenny‭

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Q&A What is the best form of powered vehicular flight within a McKendree habitat?

3 answers · posted over 2 years ago by rek‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by rek‭

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Q&A Would a life-bearing Earth-like world with 3g average gravity produce more or fewer flying creatures than Earth?

2 answers · posted over 2 years ago by James Grossmann‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by James Grossmann‭

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Q&A So, how do I put the extra muscle, needed for flight, into a large flying creatures like dragons?

3 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Mephistopheles‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Mephistopheles‭

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Q&A A dragon, a gryphon and a tengu are flying toghether. How can they actually communicate?

2 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Mephistopheles‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Mephistopheles‭

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Q&A Can a "boneless" flying creature exist?

3 answers · posted over 2 years ago by ProjectApex‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by ProjectApex‭

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Q&A Flying commercial airliners with ground power?

3 answers · posted over 2 years ago by FlyingLemmingSoup‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by FlyingLemmingSoup‭

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Q&A How can a dragon take off to the air silently?

12 answers · posted over 2 years ago by user6760‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by user6760‭

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Q&A Why would a bird have split wings?

7 answers · posted over 3 years ago by A Lambent Eye‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by A Lambent Eye‭

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Q&A How would a bird's flight change entering the zero gravity axis of an O'neil cylinder?

1 answer · posted over 2 years ago by RandySavage‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by RandySavage‭

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Q&A Could you fly a Boeing 747 on Venus?

4 answers · posted almost 3 years ago by Greenie E. - Reinstate Monica‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Greenie E. - Reinstate Monica‭

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Q&A Navigating a sea of sulfur hexafluoride

3 answers · posted over 2 years ago by KeizerHarm‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by KeizerHarm‭

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Q&A Aerodynamics of propeller vs screw/fin based aerial propulsion

1 answer · posted over 2 years ago by user72590‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by user72590‭

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Q&A Would cold-blooded dragon be suitable for flying?

2 answers · posted over 2 years ago by user6760‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by user6760‭

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Q&A Scientific explanation for summoned creatures

3 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Mephistopheles‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Mephistopheles‭

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Q&A Could powered exoskeletons enable humans to fly?

7 answers · posted over 4 years ago by Ajnatorix Zersolar‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Ajnatorix Zersolar‭

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Q&A Air resistance speed limits on a broomstick

1 answer · posted over 2 years ago by pyrrhicPachyderm‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by pyrrhicPachyderm‭

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Q&A Does gliding flight give any advantages to dragons in combat?

7 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Mephistopheles‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Mephistopheles‭

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Q&A Could you make Bat wings shaped like the different kinds of Bird wings?

6 answers · posted almost 5 years ago by Lot-Of-Malarkey‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Lot-Of-Malarkey‭

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Q&A Optimal posture for hexapodal dragon while flying?

3 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Mephistopheles‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Mephistopheles‭

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Q&A Would this dragon-rider combo be physically plausible?

2 answers · posted almost 3 years ago by Cas‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Cas‭

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Q&A Can a horse-sized flying creature grab and carry a human's weight while flying?

2 answers · posted almost 3 years ago by Li Jun‭ · last activity almost 3 years ago by Li Jun‭

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Q&A Can an Io-like world exist in such conditions to allow this character to fly?

2 answers · posted almost 3 years ago by CAE Jones‭ · last activity almost 3 years ago by CAE Jones‭

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Q&A could a robot fly with powerful enough electromagnets?

4 answers · posted almost 3 years ago by Cobbington‭ · last activity almost 3 years ago by Cobbington‭

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Q&A Plausibility of Hexapodal Aerial Megafauna

1 answer · posted almost 3 years ago by MintySoftboi‭ · last activity almost 3 years ago by MintySoftboi‭

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Q&A Plausibility of Floating Whales

8 answers · posted almost 5 years ago by Gryphon‭ · last activity almost 3 years ago by Gryphon‭

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Q&A Large flying creature on super earth?

3 answers · posted almost 3 years ago by Johnara‭ · last activity almost 3 years ago by Johnara‭

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Q&A Maximum scale for "bumblebee" flight?

1 answer · posted almost 3 years ago by Logan R. Kearsley‭ · last activity almost 3 years ago by Logan R. Kearsley‭

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Q&A What changes to a planet would be necessary to allow the realistic flight of a gryphon with a human rider?

5 answers · posted over 5 years ago by Gryphon‭ · last activity almost 3 years ago by Gryphon‭

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Q&A Would a flying, human sized species from a planet smaller than Earth be stronger, as strong or weaker than humans?

2 answers · posted almost 3 years ago by Wayward Astronaut‭ · last activity almost 3 years ago by Wayward Astronaut‭

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Q&A What would be the wingspan and lifting surface area for a 5kg canard-configuration squid glider?

1 answer · posted almost 3 years ago by Vogon Poet‭ · last activity almost 3 years ago by Vogon Poet‭

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Q&A Viability of Fixed-Wing Biological Flying Creatures?

11 answers · posted over 4 years ago by Gryphon‭ · last activity almost 3 years ago by Gryphon‭

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Q&A The Four-Winged Angel

4 answers · posted over 6 years ago by JohnWDailey‭ · last activity almost 3 years ago by JohnWDailey‭

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Q&A Anatomically Correct Propellers

3 answers · posted almost 3 years ago by overlord - Reinstate Monica‭ · last activity almost 3 years ago by overlord - Reinstate Monica‭

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Q&A Could you fly airplanes on Jupiter?

6 answers · posted 7y ago by Green‭ · last activity almost 3 years ago by Green‭

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Q&A What clothes would flying-people wear?

13 answers · posted 3y ago by Master Chef‭ · last activity almost 3 years ago by Master Chef‭

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Q&A Telekinetic Vacuum Balloons?

3 answers · posted almost 3 years ago by CAE Jones‭ · last activity almost 3 years ago by CAE Jones‭

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Q&A Would a steam powered plane be able to cross the Atlantic ocean?

15 answers · posted 5y ago by Slarty‭ · last activity 3y ago by Slarty‭

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Q&A How can a vertebrate animal evolve for extended flight before living on land?

10 answers · posted 6y ago by lijat‭ · last activity 3y ago by lijat‭

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Q&A The characteristics and effects of high speed rotating domes

2 answers · posted 3y ago by Bacom15‭ · last activity 3y ago by Bacom15‭

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Q&A Can a feathered wing be also compliant?

1 answer · posted 3y ago by Mephistopheles‭ · last activity 3y ago by Mephistopheles‭

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Q&A What are the consequences of using limited anti-gravity for steampunk-style airships?

4 answers · posted over 5 years ago by Random‭ · last activity 3y ago by Random‭

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Q&A Could a hexapodal bat actually fly?

2 answers · posted almost 5 years ago by Lot-Of-Malarkey‭ · last activity 3y ago by Lot-Of-Malarkey‭

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Q&A Could a living tube kite creature evolve/ exist?

1 answer · posted 3y ago by Joe Smith‭ · last activity 3y ago by Joe Smith‭

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Q&A Actual scientific requirements for human flight

3 answers · posted 3y ago by Armitage‭ · last activity 3y ago by Armitage‭

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Q&A How big would my character's wings realistically be?

5 answers · posted 3y ago by Jayssa‭ · last activity 3y ago by Jayssa‭

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Q&A Armor design for bird people? | Gliding

5 answers · posted 3y ago by Mephistopheles‭ · last activity 3y ago by Mephistopheles‭

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Q&A Can birds evolve without trees?

6 answers · posted 3y ago by Anixx‭ · last activity 3y ago by Anixx‭

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Q&A Foldable, multipart helicopter blades

2 answers · posted 3y ago by Eth‭ · last activity 3y ago by Eth‭

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