[FRIAM] Birdies do the right thing!

2011-03-07 Thread plissaman
Yes, as always, Steve is correct.  In my 1971 paper I included some stability calculations indicating that for a flyer moving ahead of the Vee line things became tougher, and vice versa. The funny thing, as noted in that paper, was that the lead bird, at the apex of the Vee, had the easiest

Re: [FRIAM] Birdies do the right thing!

2011-03-07 Thread Hugh Trenchard
, March 07, 2011 12:59 PM Subject: [FRIAM] Birdies do the right thing! Yes, as always, Steve is correct. In my 1971 paper I included some stability calculations indicating that for a flyer moving ahead of the Vee line things became tougher, and vice versa. The funny thing, as noted

Re: [FRIAM] Birdies do the right thing!

2011-03-07 Thread ERIC P. CHARLES
=#plissa...@comcast.net/a To: a title= href=#friam@redfish.com/a Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 12:59 PM Subject: [FRIAM] Birdies do the right thing! Yes, as always, Steve is correct. In my 1971 paper I included some stability calculations indicating that for a flyer moving

Re: [FRIAM] Birdies do the right thing!

2011-03-07 Thread Hugh Trenchard
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