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Re:Andean condor can fly for 100 miles without flapping wings by eloff on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @01:04PM (#23834574)
> The downside is that your downward speed also increases

You're saying the down component of the velocity vector also increases with the velocity itself. Not that heavier objects fall faster, which we know to be untrue from Galileo's famous experiment. I think you understand that, but I thought I'd clarify it.

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Re:Andean condor can fly for 100 miles without flapping wings by platypii on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @11:45AM (#23846890)
No you're wrong. Galileo's experiment doesn't apply here. Heavier objects DO fall faster at terminal velocity. A glider in sustained flight is an example of that.

Galileo just showed that objects accelerate at the same rate due to gravity. But they do NOT fall at the same rate unless in a vacuum.

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Re:Andean condor can fly for 100 miles without flapping wings by eloff on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @02:45PM (#23849775)
You're right, I didn't think about the difference in terminal velocity.
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