{"id":9117,"date":"2020-10-28T16:40:15","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T20:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glyphpress.com\/talk\/?p=9117"},"modified":"2020-10-28T16:40:25","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T20:40:25","slug":"the-caladan-frigate-bird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glyphpress.com\/talk\/2020\/the-caladan-frigate-bird","title":{"rendered":"The Caladan Frigate Bird"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Atreides homeworld of Caladan is a world of seas and storms. And the Atreides have been known for millennia for their prowess with ornithopters. &#8220;So,&#8221; I wondered, &#8220;How do these ideas meet?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And so I bring you the Caladan Frigate Bird.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1038\" height=\"725\" src=\"https:\/\/glyphpress.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Caladan_Frigate_Bird-1038x725.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glyphpress.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Caladan_Frigate_Bird-1038x725.jpg 1038w, https:\/\/glyphpress.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Caladan_Frigate_Bird-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/glyphpress.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Caladan_Frigate_Bird-150x105.jpg 150w, https:\/\/glyphpress.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Caladan_Frigate_Bird-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/glyphpress.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Caladan_Frigate_Bird-1536x1073.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/glyphpress.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Caladan_Frigate_Bird-2048x1431.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/glyphpress.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Caladan_Frigate_Bird-1200x838.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/glyphpress.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Caladan_Frigate_Bird-400x279.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frigatebird\">Real world frigate birds<\/a> are really neat. They stay aloft over the ocean for weeks at a time. They have 2m wingspans. Their throats inflate into a crimson balloon to look sexy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a DUNE context, they should be&#8230;even more so. This is the first of a couple of studies leading to the design of an Atreides ornithopter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/glyphpress.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glyphpress.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image.png 1080w, https:\/\/glyphpress.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image-300x58.png 300w, https:\/\/glyphpress.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image-768x149.png 768w, https:\/\/glyphpress.com\/talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/image-1024x198.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Modular systems are a function of industrial society. But do people of The Fifth World still know how to agree to standards? With their acute interest in efficiency, I think they might have carried that lesson forward!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Atreides homeworld of Caladan is a world of seas and storms. 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