Elven Flitters was What is a "conventional engine"?

I have found no reference in any of the printed SJ material that mentions
any elven ship with moving wings. I do still lack Astromundi cluster and War
Captain's Companion. Would someone else check those please?
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From: "David Shepheard" <david_shepheard@???????.com>
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Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 3:00 PM
Subject: Re: [SPELLJAMMER] 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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