Timeline for Feasibility of organic winged flight on 4g planet
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| Feb 7 at 20:15 | comment | added | Karl | Buoyancy of condensed organic matter in 1 kg/m^3 vs 4 kg/m^3 makes no real difference. I just wanted to point out that you conclusion is a bit convoluted. You don't need much "better" wings than earth birds (which you already ruled out above), just perhaps slightly modified for the higher density. | |
| Feb 7 at 19:39 | comment | added | Trish | @Karl the higher the air density, the more drag you incur, which reduces speed, but also alters bouyancy. I never said it wouldn't work, just pointed to what would be different. At some point, the higher density could actually result in bodies starting to float on their own. | |
| Feb 7 at 19:34 | comment | added | Karl | I don't quite get why it still wouldn't work in higher air density. Sure, the optimal wing shape would be somewhat different, but imo neither totally different, nor would that optimum be comparatively bad (or I don't see why it should be). | |
| Feb 7 at 19:24 | history | edited | Karl | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Feb 7 at 7:02 | vote | accept | MarsMagnus | ||
| Feb 6 at 15:55 | history | edited | Trish | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Feb 6 at 15:53 | comment | added | Trish | @TheSquare-CubeLaw I hoped to summon you, my dear! Here, have the 'reality check' paddle to smack the visitors of 4G world harder! | |
| Feb 6 at 15:50 | comment | added | The Square-Cube Law |
However, the Square-Cube-Law is hitting us hard you had it coming when you went to a high G planet!
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| Feb 6 at 15:32 | history | answered | Trish | CC BY-SA 4.0 |