According to the math, if the dragons from Dragon House existed, they would have no problem flying.

Squeezing a bit of realism out of the most bizarre stories is one of the most curious applications of science. For example, it is clear that dragons emerging in Game of Thrones or in Dragon House they don’t exist. But if they existed, could they fly? This question has been asked Guy Gratton, researcher in aeronautics at Brumel University in London. For a non-specialist in physics, it is not easy to answer, but for a person with his knowledge, he devoted himself to performing some calculations, from which he was able to get an answer.

This, as explained in an article published in TalkYes, they can fly. However, it would be necessary to take into account some small changes in the Westeros atmosphere that are inferred from comprehensive review Game of Thrones.

Not valid in this case. Dragon Housebecause he made calculations by watching dragons daenerys. However, we assume that the result will be the same.

Dragon Size Matters

To calculate whether dragons are capable of flight, the first step is to find out their size. neither in Game of Thrones neither in Dragon House it is clearly stated. It is true that in 2017 one of the directors who headed most of the chapters of the first, Matt Shakmanstated in an interview that they would be the size of a Boeing 747. That is, about 77 meters long and 63 wide.

However, in his paper, Gratton comes to a different conclusion, using a much more scientific hypothesis. Basically, count the size of the dragons in proportion to Daenerys’ height. It is also unknown what exactly it is, although it suggests that must be approximately 1.60 meters tall and weigh 60 kilograms. It can be seen that the dragon’s body is about four times its length, five times its depth, and twice its width. Also, tail about the same length.

Taking this into account, and assuming that the density of the dragon is the same as that of its rider, he concludes that each of the dragons weighs about 2600 kg. In fact, mass is important to him, since with its help he can calculate the weight of the dragon. This is equal to the mass multiplied by the acceleration due to gravity.

Westeros is on the planet Earth, and we assume that the fantasy levels do not go as far as changing the acceleration of gravity. Since, if you round it up, and this is about 10 meters per second squared on our planet, then the weight will be 26000 newtons.

It is also necessary to know wing area. It looks like the wingspan of each of them is twice the length of the dragon’s body. This means that we can see them as two rectangles 4 meters wide and 8 meters long. That is, they provide a total of 64 square meters.

The last piece of information needed is stall speed. This is the lowest speed a body can hold in the air. without destabilization. We assume that this is the speed carried by the dragons just before landing or after taking off. Therefore, since they are observed to travel about 13 meters in 3 seconds, we can say that it is 4.3 meters per second.

If we assume that the air density at sea level is normal, then 1.2 kg/m3. After doing the calculations, the elevation factor will be approximately equal to 36. And here we find the first problem.

This figure for a small light aircraft is usually found between 2.2 and 2.7. For Boeing 747s, it can range from 0.3 to 1.25, although we have already seen that they are not that big. Be that as it may, 36 is an exorbitant figure.

Faced with this problem, Gratton thought that the key might be in an atmosphere different from ours. To begin with, he decided to use a more realistic lift coefficient of 3.5. This would be obtained if the air density were 10 times greater, 12kg/m3. It actually makes sense, since the warriors Game of Thrones D Dragon House they are capable of launching weapons over great distances. If the acceleration of gravity were the same as that of the Earth, as we have already seen, it would take high density to make it happen.

We accept the hypothesis, but the problem remains: what is the composition of the air? To achieve this density, the composition of the air cannot be the same as on our real Earth. we have 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen and 1% other gases.. If the oxygen concentration gets too high, things get dangerous. In fact, if it reaches about 30%, the air becomes very flammable. And again, this makes sense. You just need to see how far the flames spewing from the dragons extend.

So let’s assume 30% oxygen. The other 70% must be occupied by a very dense gas, and this is where Gratton makes his biggest guess: what if there was argon instead of nitrogen? Having carried out the necessary calculations, it can be seen that the atmosphere with air consisting of 70% argon and 30% oxygen will have exactly this density of 12 kg/m3.

Therefore, if the figurines were like this, dragons would be able to fly. In addition, to complete the circle, it should be noted that the mixture of argon and oxygen very narcotic if you are breathing under high pressure. Come on, that can really throw people off balance. And here is the most consistent of all history. We finally know what went through Daenerys’ mind at the end of the series. I was drugged by the air I breathed! After all, it all makes sense when science comes into play. Until the crazy end Game of Thrones.