Aerodynamics Show Membrane-Winged Theropods Were a Poor Gliding Dead-end

[GojiraGuy1954]

 https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(20)30766-5

[Dynomikegojira]

Not surprised considering that only 2 or 3 dinosaurs had membraned wings just makes you wonder how bats managed to make it work.

[stargatedalek]

I'm a bit confused. Their tables make it look like some of these wing shapes are actually very efficient gliders, outperforming flying squirrels by a fair bit.

They also say Yi was potentially capable of powered flight, even if poorly. Which is at odds with their own thesis.

Wording is all over the place.

[brontosauruschuck]

I just finished this article from a pop journal and I thought it was good.
https://phys.org/news/2020-10-bird-sized-dinosaurs-evolved-ability-glide.html