Who needs a cessna? You could flap your arms and fly!

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nick hoffman — 3/14/2007 7:22:27 AM (archived)

With the right body-suit, of course.

If there are thermal currents in the atmosphere, you could probably glide quite well, too. The ESA Huygens lander was buffetted by strong winds, so at some levels, the atmosphere appears to be quite active.

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Bigger lakes on Titan - TB - 3/13/2007 11:09:23 PM
- Titan is a cool place! - REB - 3/14/2007 2:04:20 PM
- Sailing the seas of Titan.... - dtb - 3/14/2007 12:37:24 AM
  - Ballooning on Titan - Sawyer - 3/14/2007 10:51:19 AM
  - Actually, that is an interesting physics problem... - Arrell - 3/14/2007 1:05:01 AM
    - re: Actually, that is an interesting physics problem... - ER - 3/14/2007 1:53:28 AM
      - The atmosphere is mostly Nitrogen, only ~%2 methane - Arrell - 3/14/2007 3:03:39 AM
        
        re: The atmosphere is mostly Nitrogen, only ~%2 methane - gbaikie - 3/14/2007 5:57:53 AM
        
        Who needs a cessna? You could flap your arms and fly! - nick hoffman - 3/14/2007 7:22:27 AM
        
        I heard the same claim too.... - R.L. - 3/14/2007 7:35:56 AM
        
        Don't forget the atmospheric density - nick hoffman - 3/15/2007 6:45:57 AM
        
        I didnt forget - ARRELL - 3/15/2007 9:26:10 AM
        
        LOL you are welcome to run the numbers, if you want... (n/t) - Arrell - 3/14/2007 6:07:38 AM

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