nanoscale views: The physics of ornithopters

One thing that the new Dune film captures extremely well is the idea that the primary small-capacity air transportation mode on Arrakis is...

nanoscale views: The physics of ornithopters Search This Blog Sunday, October 24, 2021 The physics of ornithopters One thing that the new Dune film captures extremely well is the idea that the primary small-capacity air transportation mode on Arrakis is travel by ornithopter . The choice of flapping wings as a lift/propulsion mechanism can be in-fictional-universe justified by the idea that jet turbines probably won't do well in an atmosphere with lots of suspended dust and sand, especially on take-off and landing. Still, I think Frank Herbert decided on ornithopters because it just sounded co

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