http://today.ttu.edu/2008/10/texas-tech-paleontologist-contributes-to-flying-drone-design-based-on-prehistoric-flying-reptile/ Texas Tech University News Releases, Stories, Feature Stories and News Clips Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:11:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://today.ttu.edu/2008/10/texas-tech-paleontologist-contributes-to-flying-drone-design-based-on-prehistoric-flying-reptile/comment-page-1/#comment-268 Electric Children » Blog Archive » Robots and Cyborgs Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:20:36 +0000 http://today.ttu.edu/2008/10/texas-tech-paleontologist-contributes-to-flying-drone-design-based-on-prehistoric-flying-reptile/#comment-268 [...] Flying Drone Design Based on Prehistoric Reptile “Since the discovery of a complete Tapejara in Brazil about 10 years ago, we’ve found they could actually sail on the wind for very long periods as they flew over the oceans,” he said. “They spent most of their time hunting for fish. By raising their wings like sails on a boat, they could use the slightest breeze in the same way a catamaran moves across water. They could take off quickly and fly long distances with little effort.” [...] [...] Flying Drone Design Based on Prehistoric Reptile “Since the discovery of a complete Tapejara in Brazil about 10 years ago, we’ve found they could actually sail on the wind for very long periods as they flew over the oceans,” he said. “They spent most of their time hunting for fish. By raising their wings like sails on a boat, they could use the slightest breeze in the same way a catamaran moves across water. They could take off quickly and fly long distances with little effort.” [...]

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