Aircraft Design

[Baywing]

For those who ever wondered where some of the design ideas for jet aircraft come from, I think I've found one. This humpback whale tail reminds me of the tail of the DC9-MD80 series of jet airlines:

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[DAVE VAN]

I think we are looking at the same whale! here is a tail shot that I took on the 24th of June.

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[Baywing]

Different ones, yours is Sedge, mine is Pinball. The biggest difference is in the underside, where the markings are as individual as our fingerprints.

 

[DAVE VAN]

Different ones, yours is Sedge, mine is Pinball. The biggest difference is in the underside, where the markings are as individual as our fingerprints.

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[twig]

"Sedge" and "Pinball" - you know the names of these whales?

 

[Baywing]

Hi Twig,
Yes, and several dozen more. The patterns on the underside of the tail flukes are as individual to a humpback as fingerprints to a human, and much more recognizable. There are about 1200 identified humpbacks in the Gulf of Maine area, I've seen several dozen, maybe 50-70 individuals. Many of them have very easy fluke patterns to remember, others I have to look up.