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Temeraire
Do dragons preclude airplanes?
Say we look forward 100 years. Would planes be invented in a world that already has air transport via dragon?
I'm gonna say yes. Maybe not in the same fashion/place/time but sooner or later someone will invent a plane with the justification of: "Dragons eat too much, are too hard to breed, and there aren't enough of them!" Someone will probably invent a plane that will replace dragons for the same reasons the motorcar replaced horses.
That said, I really think those early pilots are going to have one tough road ahead of them. I would not want to be the luckless WWI biplane pilot trying to fly against even a dragon of middling size. Those things started out as flying death traps. (Check out Stephen Coonts' 17th Day if you don't believe me.) But I think the plane makers will persevere because planes can ultimately be made to fly higher/faster/longer than dragons.
Just some thoughts because my fingers hurt from coloring dragons. I've only got 4 left to draw: Alaman, Bright Copper, Ironwing, Sharpspitter. All the other breeds are drawn and I just haven't scanned them in and cleaned them up to post yet. --Mooir 20:35, 4 July 2007 (PDT)
Ironwing
Many apologies for the late reply (you asked me for Ironwing art suggestions at the beginning of June). I'll be gone travelling soon, as well, so unfortunately this will probably be all I can say to you for a while. It's very kind of you to ask, and though the Ironwing is hardly mentioned in the books, I can gather a few ideas together. Going by the breeding (which is all we have), I'd say the Ironwing should be a midsize dragon, with large wings. I'd suggest a dark blue belly (hence the Longwing's) with the 'iron' coloration of its name across it's back, upper head, and wings - but of course, the final decision lies with the artist. Keep up the good work!
Железное крыло 19:03, 11 July 2007 (PDT) (Zheleznoe Kruilo, Ironwing)
