Yet the Quetzalcoatlus was a flying dinosaur the size of modern day giraffes with wings more reminiscent of those of Hummingbirds than Eagles. How could this be? How could it possibly have flown?
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| Comparison of Quetzalcoatlus and Cessna 172 |
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
The Wings of a Hummingbird
The reason Eagles have such large wings relative to their bodies, compared to the much smaller Hummingbird is that a larger body requires an exponentially larger wing size in order to generate enough lift for an animal to fly.
Yet the Quetzalcoatlus was a flying dinosaur the size of modern day giraffes with wings more reminiscent of those of Hummingbirds than Eagles. How could this be? How could it possibly have flown?
Yet the Quetzalcoatlus was a flying dinosaur the size of modern day giraffes with wings more reminiscent of those of Hummingbirds than Eagles. How could this be? How could it possibly have flown?
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