If you like this
you might also be interested in 'dynamic soaring' with radio controlled gliders. They loop them over areas of extreme wind shear (up a mountain) and reach speeds of hundreds of mph (about ten times faster than the actual wind speed).
Supposedly this technique could also be applied to spacecraft in the interstellar medium, which is why I've heard about it.
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brb Monkhouse Stampede, Mon 2 Jan 2023, 15:48,
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It's also the technique used by albatrosses to stay aloft for very long periods.
movementecologyjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40462-018-0121-9
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Varmint, Tue 3 Jan 2023, 9:47,
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That's worth a link, even if it is GC
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eFD_Wj6dhk
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tarka_dall Like normal dall, only a bit more spicy, Wed 4 Jan 2023, 17:30,
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