06-20-2009, 05:17 PM
To add to the discussion of flexibility and springiness of thorax flaps, please visit the following page and have a look at the picture. Took me some time to find it, because ive seen it too long ago. But in my opinion, this (and the previous pictures ive posted) suggests that the flaps were also springy - something like laminate. I am not sure about linen, but multiple leather layers usually have this behaviour, at least from what ive tried to reconstruct.
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/im ... 93.01.0319
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/im ... 93.01.0319
Juraj "Lýsandros" Skupy
Dierarchos
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In the old times, people were much closer to each other. The firing range of their weapons simply wasnt long enough
Dierarchos
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In the old times, people were much closer to each other. The firing range of their weapons simply wasnt long enough