I'm reminded of spiders and their soaring abilities. In the summer our sod field is literally covered with spider silk. Their use of a light, strong fiber in soaring applications is further evidence of nature's penchant for imitating man. I'm not sure how well the aerodynamics would scale up, but not to worry, since even a creature such as man, with an inherently poor glide slope is capable of short, parabolic flights and with enough wind, anything will fly. I suspect there are those who would delight in throwing me off a cliff, if only to admire my ever steepening glide path. Bill Wingstedt In a message dated 10/23/2000 8:53:31 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Thought this was cool and got no response on the list, so I thought I'd post > it one more time, just in case anyone needs inspiration for a new winter > sloper project! > > > National Geographic this month has an article dedicated to the surprising > number of species, all in the rainforests of Borneo, that have managed to > evolve gliding capacity. > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
