Thanks for the link.

Interestingly, if you use the 75ft dive value and plug it into
the first equation (the simpler one) that I posted, you get
45.7m/hr (21.2m/s) which is pretty much the maximum drive speed
value given at the link. So, the simple formula apparently gives
a good estimate...

Scott Ray wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
> Here's an article on a study of Brown Pelican diving speed and impact.
>
> http://www.aibs.org/biosciencelibrary/vol45/animal.locomotion.html
>
> Scott Ray
> Yakima, WA

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