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Bat wings are quite bit more flexible than bird or airplane wings. I only remember reading one paper on it a while ago so my memory is...

Disagree. Bat or bird-style wings would absolutely function at that scale, they're just not that different to aeroplane wings. The issue...

Two issues: wing size and strength of materials. Dragon wings would have to be much larger to produce the required lift and the bones...

The original was unique, until Spelljammer revealed there was a whole planet of them, where they rule the surface, and the underground...

You just need to use a better tarrasque. https://a5e.tools/node/1799

You don't even need magic to make a "living X-29" work - a lot of birds and bats have inherently unstable flight configurations in the...

No, I still want them to be backward, that is the whole fun of this exercise. My current concept is a version of a h. bird wing but in...

Agreed, but the analogy I was trying to make was between technology and magic I think there are degrees here, not a hard edge. Insects...

I really like the design and illustration. That said, I do NOT like it as a Topaz dragon in D&D: #1 The floating spine crystals, while...

The analogy with the X-29 is that he plane cannot fly without its computer making constant adjustments. It is a design that can't fly...

Now your getting it! That is exactly the type of inspired idea I am talking about. Now we have yet another reason to have this type of...

These wings are the wrong shape. Notice how hummingbird wings are shaped. They are smooth and continuous on both edges, leading and...

I've heard that the dragons in the Discworld series use their farts to take off into the air. ;) I don't know if their farts count as a...