How Fast Can The Giant Golden-Crowned Flying-Fox Bat Fly?

[Angel Tarragon]

Doing some research for a character for Mutants & Masterminds and I couldn't find this info at wikipedia.

Any help would be keen?

Try saying the thread title 10 times fast; it's definitely a tongue twister.

 

[Blackrat]

What do you mean? An African or European Giant Golden-Crowned Flying-Fox Bat?

 

[Angel Tarragon]

What do you mean? An African or European Giant Golden-Crowned Flying-Fox Bat?

Does it matter? Are both capable of achieveing the same flight speed?

 

[Blackrat]

Does it matter? Are both capable of achieveing the same flight speed?

Depends wether or not they are carrying coconuts...

It was a Holy Grail reference Rev, you of all people should've recogniced it

As for seriously answering the question, I have no idea. Wikipedia seems to be a bit stingy on providing flight speed of any bats it seems.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Depends wether or not they are carrying coconuts...

It was a Holy Grail reference Rev, you of all people should've recogniced it

As for seriously answering the question, I have no idea. Wikipedia seems to be a bit stingy on providing flight speed of any bats it seems.

Monty Python Holy Grail? Never seen it. As for Indy, I haven't seen that one in years, so my recollection of it is spotty at best.

 

[hafrogman]

Well, this article is about a different, but related Megabat. They get up to 25 - 30 kmph (15 - 18 mph). Mostly they're just really good at utilizing tailwinds. Meanwhile, this is a write-up about bat flight mechanics. It gets into less specifics, but basically states that speed is a function of prey (fruit bats are slower) and size (the larger the wingspan, the slower the flight).

So the bat in question is a fruitbat like the one in the first article, but a little bit bigger. Odds are it flies about the same speed, or a little slower. So 15 mph is a nice, round number.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Thanks for the info hafrog, it definitely helps.

 

[Relique du Madde]

Monty Python Holy Grail? Never seen it. As for Indy, I haven't seen that one in years, so my recollection of it is spotty at best.

BLASPHEMY!!!


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[Duskblade]

Sheesh Rev, how is it that you've never seen Monty Python?

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Sheesh Rev, how is it that you've never seen Monty Python?

I've seen The Meaning of Life, just not any other Monty Python movie.

Sorry.