Albatross

Macgellan Report from the South Atlantic Ocean featuring Wandering and Black-Browed Albatross in flight -- March 11, 2007 -- http://www.Macgellan.com

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Macgellan
• South
• Atlantic
• Ocean
• Albatross
• Wandering
• Black-Browed

[sundaywino]

If theres such a thing as reincarnation I want to come back as an Albatross.

[jelleoelle]

this bird is the master of dynamic soaring

[qqqquito]

@Nonnel81  The music is "Silence in Heaven" by Stephen Jacob.

[Nonnel81]

What's the title of this wonderful music please? Thank you!

[Takaki529]

This video is the seriously the best video in youtube.

i love this as i feel like building the monument.

[f23r]

Sometimes they fly for a long time because they are afraid to land. Not the touch-down, but if there is not enough wind, it is almost impossible for them to take off from the flat ocean...

[gerlown]

so peaceful, so albatross!

[Graverobber94]

those birds has got a damn size

[IrmaPortsoy]

This is a wonderfull video . Absolutely captivating . Wonderful

[mrcantstoplol]

this video is the best. thanks man!!

[everythinguwanted]

@UnkleSi I think I wore out Dave @msf60khz...I understood what he was saying but cant wrap my mind around the impractical nature of it. Its hard dealing with a numbskull like me. As for DS and gliders, that is the most fascinating thing I've ever seen...I think the WR is 382 knots! I've heard being a sailor makes you a better aviator and I can see that now. When my 'puter quits having brain farts I'll put a couple links to Wiki for those engineering papers.

[UnkleSi]

@everythinguwanted I agree! I REALLY struggle with the physics of how they can keep getting 'energy for nothing' on a flat ocean. I have experienced DS myself with my RC foam glider, it's relatively 'easy' to do given a large hill. But with a flatish ocean?? Don't know how that works! The sailboat thing is relatively easy, it's just a lift vs drag vector with a resultant which can be angled slightly into the wind. I still cannont get my head around the 'flat ocean' Dynamic Soaring though.