That is to say, could they get enough forward thrust to push themselves along, without taking off? Maybe with like a little perch to hang onto…

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    7 months ago

    I’m sure an eagle could even pick it up and fly away with it. I’ve seen eagles pick up mountain goats.

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        7 months ago

        Surely you can see the energy required to pickup and fly with a skateboard is orders of magnitude greater than simply pushing the skateboard?

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          7 months ago

          Yes, and that’s not the question I’m asking.

          I’m asking whether they could sustain forward thrust in a standing position, and without actually taking off.

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            7 months ago

            Most likely, yes. If anything, a bird may stand in reverse and flap the wings in front of itself.

            But I would expect that its maneuver ability would allow it to do so in different ways ¯\_(ツ)_/¯