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If A Buffalo Had Wings, How Big Would They Need to Be to Fly?
A question was recently posed on Reddit that got us thinking...
How large would buffalo wings need to be to lift and power the flight of a 2600 lb American Bison?
Posted in the /answers subreddit, armchair mathematicians and aerodynamics hobbyists figured it out.
How Big Would A Buffalo's Wings Actually Be?
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