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Glad you asked.
I attached my working drawings that I am "building from" now.
There are many hundreds of them from the last couple years.   
+ Dave Santos March 2009

March 31, 2009: the documentary photos are highly compressed for fast direct web display: the button thunbnails will be great for linking to future explanatory pages.
A fantastic bluefin tuna pec fin used as a study model for recent wings.
It operates at very high reynolds (100 kph underwater), but is harmless & robust. Caught by Ilwaco fishermen.		 Blue fin from fish for model. A fantastic bluefin tuna pec fin used as a study model for recent wings. It operates at very high reynolds (100 kph underwater), but is harmless & robust. Caught by Ilwaco fishermen
A bouquet of flipwing variants. Early 1990s wingmills FlipWings A bouquet of flipwing variants.
The first membrane wingmill for underwater use. A locally crafted Ilwaco fishing paravane flys it down. The first membrane wingmill for underwater use. A locally crafted Ilwaco fishing paravane flys it down.
Old wingmill vehicles from the early nineties, Brooks was there. They crawl fast upwind. Old wingmill vehicles from the early nineties, Brooks was there. They crawl fast upwind.

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