Re: What is a "conventional engine"?

>From: "Tauster" <chefseehund@???.de>
>Subject: [SPELLJAMMER] What is a "conventional engine"?


>another thing that bugs me: does the elven flitter move its wings when
>flying? the name implies that, but i didn´t read a description yet. the
>same goes with the dragonfly, damselfly or wasp: do their wings move or do
>they just "glide"?

>i am for the moving-wings- version, because the description of the flitter
>states that it can go OUT of an atmosphere, which would be kind of
>difficult with a glider- the pilot would have to rely on upwinds that
>actually blow his ship out of (!) the athmosphere.

A kite is capable of achieving lift without "flapping its wings" all that is required is
to point it into a wind. Perhaps the elves use some sort of magic to give lift from a
world and use the angle and direction of the ship for stearing it (hence the controls).

Looking at the picture of the elven flitter, I think it looks like the wings are fixed.
The elven ships seem to be grown like plants and plant ships would seem to imply no
movement or very slow movement in the wings.

Alternatively, perhaps the flitter (and other similar elven craft) has a small degree of
movement in the edges of its wings that makes them act similar to flaps on an aircraft.
However, I think I'd prefer it if the wings were solid and the elven made body of the ship
had some sort of rudders and other controls for steering.

David "Big Mac" Shepheard
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