On Dec 12, 9:03*am, a wrote:
On Dec 11, 8:46*pm, Mike Ash wrote:

In article
,

*Mark wrote:
This is one of the smoothest elephant landings
I've ever seen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fm8FJ8la2VU

Certainly the smoothest one I've ever seen. Also the least smooth I've
ever seen.

--
Mike Ash
Radio Free Earth
Broadcasting from our climate-controlled studios deep inside the Moon

Did you notice the asymmetrical flap deployment?

The asymmetry you observed is necessary with elephant flights,
as they use their heated pitot trunks in a cantilevered fashion
increasing parasitic drag, creating inevitable adverse yaw.
Fortunately the elephant didn't choose to go around, and
kick in his rear thruster.

---
Mark