Table 2 Hatchling and adult pterosaur wing parameters used in glide analysis.
From: Powered flight in hatchling pterosaurs: evidence from wing form and bone strength
Taxon | Ontogenetic status | Anatomical parameters | Minimum sink | Best glide | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wingspan (m) | Mass (kg) | Body weight (N) | Wing area (m2) | Aspect ratio | Wing loading | True air speed (m/s) | Sink rate (m/s) | Glide ratio | Lift coefficient | True air speed (m/s) | Sink rate (m/s) | Glide ratio | Lift coefficient | ||
Pterodaustro guinazui | Hatchling | 0.244 | 0.02 | 0.15 | 0.009 | 6.62 | 16.57 | 4.40 | 0.42 | 10.50 | 1.47 | 6.80 | 0.52 | 13.20 | 0.72 |
Pterodaustro guinazui | Hatchling | 0.290 | 0.02 | 0.23 | 0.013 | 6.53 | 17.88 | 4.60 | 0.44 | 10.40 | 1.46 | 7.20 | 0.55 | 13.10 | 0.70 |
Sinopterus dongi | Hatchling | 0.250 | 0.02 | 0.16 | 0.01 | 6.23 | 15.83 | 4.40 | 0.43 | 10.20 | 1.42 | 6.80 | 0.53 | 12.80 | 0.69 |
Pterodaustro guinazui | Adult | 3.000 | 9.19 | 90.19 | 0.84 | 10.80 | 107.75 | 10.30 | 0.70 | 14.70 | 1.72 | 15.60 | 0.85 | 18.30 | 0.85 |
Sinopterus dongi | Adult | 1.902 | 2.87 | 28.19 | 0.37 | 9.72 | 75.80 | 8.80 | 0.64 | 13.70 | 1.65 | 13.40 | 0.78 | 17.10 | 0.82 |
