[Samm Sheperd] had an old squirrel cage fan taken from an ... but absurdly powerful for any manned flying machine. Does the plane work? Of course it does. [Samm] took his plane for a few laps ...

But some flying squirrels are no bigger than your hand ... Or again, as in commercial planes, it may both increase flight efficiency and help control and stabilize the glide.

A baby flying squirrel will take its first flight at around three months of age. Before that, they’re used to scavenging and foraging on their feet across trees at about 6 weeks of age.