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a lot of this stuff (big blimps, excess of HCl etc.) are in the book mentioned above also: sorry for the double post:redface:

everyone needs to read the book http://www.dbskeptic.com/2007/12/29/the-flight-of-dragons-book-review-how-dragons-could-have-evolved-and-existed/" it explains all of these things, and more

we need FOUR legged reptiles with wings & teeth, besides all i want is a formula relating wing area to lift in flying animals, that's all I'm asking for, no extra suggestions, just a formula

dude, the point is to try and be realistic (at least, within the realms of physical possibility) i want to actually calculate wing span/area, i looked up some formulas on teh interwebz and it all got too complicated, so i hoped someone nerdy (read: smart/can be bothered/already knows how/is...

a reptilian dragon. the design would differ from that of a plane because the wings are the means of propulsion as well as lift, and there needs to be a degree of maneuverability, and many myths refer to an ability to hover. and both weight estimates seem pretty spot on to me (except mine might...

I'm wrestling with the question of dragon flight and whether it would be possible/feasible. I've read the book "the Flight of Dragons" Peter Dickinson, Harper & row, 1979. Dickinson argues that for a full sized dragon, which he puts at 90 feet long, six feet wide and 20,000 pounds, a dragon...