Indeed, and the opening fold-out photograph, in addition to being a marvelous photograph, is instructional for the fuselage/wing juncture.
RVC ----- Original Message ----- From: tony estep To: soaring@airage.com Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 7:06 PM Subject: [RCSE] albatrosses The Dec 2007 National Geographic has a neat article on albatrosses. These soaring birds have spans up to 11 1/2 feet and cover as much as 500 miles per day, using dynamic soaring techniques to gain lift from the wind gradient above the waves. The article's description of how it works is not quite accurate, but the pictures, drawings and info are otherwise very cool. If you haven't thought about albatrosses since you read the Ancient Mariner in high school, this will be an eye-opener. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.10/1159 - Release Date: 11/29/2007 11:10 AM
