Peter L. Manly
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Georgine the Dragon tolerated Humans, generally ignored
Elves stayed out of the way of trolls (wise policy for anybody -- even other
trolls). Goergine's favorite person was Irulana, a lesser princess and a
great pilot who led her dragon to interesting places and wonderful
flights. It might have been an ideal dragon's life except for some of the
characters that Irulana got them mixed up with.
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Peter L. Manly writes science fiction, a bit of fantasy and
nonfiction in aviation and astronomy. With a degree in physics, he first
conceived of Georgine the Dragon at a science fiction convention panel
discussing the real world possibilities of mythological beasts. Several
aeronautical engineers and aerospace propulsion technicians designed a creature
with back-of-the-envelope calculations. For a dragon to carry a Human it would
require the wingspan of at least 20 meters, make most of its flights in a
soaring mode (riding thermals and updrafts) and require a high metabolism. The
Dragon's World would have half of Earth's gravitational force and twice the sea
level air pressure. Manly's fiction has appeared in Analog Magazine and several
anthologies. He has flown over 140 different types of aircraft from ultralights
to jumbo jets including supersonic types and has a "9 G" pin in the
F-16D Falcon. Manly enjoys feedback to petemanly@bix.com
or petemanly@delphi.com.
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Peter L. Manly
August 1, 1999 - August 1, 2001