I didn't know Peter well but I had a great deal of respect for his
lifetime achievements which I followed starting with his Gossamer Condor
in the late 70s. I was born to a family with aviation roots and grew up
watching every manner of bird and insect fly. The dream of
human-powered flight was deep in me.
Peter's style of curmudgeon here on FRIAM was welcome to me, though I
suppose I welcome *all* curmudgeonliness here. HIs eccentric dry wit
added a unique quality to an already eccentric group that is "us". A
true character among characters.
If FRIAM were a field of crows, swallows and buzzards then Peter was a
Quetzalcoatlus among us and the turbulent air we all negotiate here is
self-generated. Peter may not have invented flight, but he made it a
magnificent experience to consider. When I hear a hushed whisper of air
above me and the sky goes dark for a moment, it is Peter gliding above
us, seeking.
Glide on Peter...
I didn't know about this crow wing thing. And I once was a crow
expert. Why crows, and not, say swallows or buzzards.
Nick
*From:*friam-boun...@redfish.com [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com]
*On Behalf Of *Roger Critchlow
*Sent:* Monday, March 12, 2012 7:38 PM
*To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
*Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] Peter Lissaman
I'll miss him, too. I wonder how his analysis of crow wing dynamics
for flight in turbulent air turned out?
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