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Re: Can bees fly?
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Donald Aitken <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 5 Dec 2005 13:24:51 -0700
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Hi James:

Jets are not too bad as gliders. The commercial airliners have a glide ratio
better than 10:1. This is better than your average honey bee which has a
glide ratio of about zero. Try Google with "the Gimli glider" or " The
Azores Glider" as subject. Both Canadian eh?

                                    Best regards

                                    Donald Aitken
From: "James Fischer" > (Jets are not a valid comparison, as they use pure
brute
> force to fly, and without thrust, many have the "glide"
> capabilities of a brick.)



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