![]() ![]() That should give an upforce sufficient to lift 7kg in salt water. That 40kg leather is going to occupy 0.046 m^3. Which is why I'm not estimating like 200kg for this) We could estimate this as being around 40kg in weight (the extra weight will be strapping, which is the lightest part. ![]() And then your corpse floats.Ī horse saddle can weigh up to 20kg, and this dragon is a lot bigger than a horse. The exposure or exhaustion usually tires you out, then a wave gets you. (Human is 985 kg/m3, Salt water is 1020 kg/m3). Technically a human themselves is buoyant in calm water. Either way though, you are looking at a significant wooden structure with more than enough size and buoyancy to float on if the need arises.Ī non-rigid saddle and tropical water, you'll be fine. Tower shaped ones would certainly be more boat like, but far less likely for a dragon since aerodynamics and stability will play a bigger factor here than with elephants. Howdahs came in many, many different shapes and sizes, but many of them were large wooden structures that either resembled sleighs or towers. Your dragon design has a much wider back than even an elephant so, on a creature this size, Howdahs more or less go from recommended to required. It is really hard to stay sitting on a charging elephant without being able to get your legs around it so, many civilizations that utilised them in war relied on various sorts of Howdah that they could sit or stand in. The closest analogue for what riding a dragon would be like in the real world is not a horse, but an elephant. You'd need a solution that lets you stay on without wrapping your legs around the dragon's body. but this dragon's body is far too large get your legs around, meaning you can't just sit on it with a normal saddle. ![]() The thing about horse saddles is that they are designed to help keep a rider comfortable and on top of an animal while functioning as a sort of seat with your legs going off to either side of the horse's back. ![]()
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