How to train your dragon, the physics of Toothless

[xgu28]

The other day i was watching the movie, how to train your dragon(this first one) and it got me wondering, how would the fact that Toothless(a dragon) is missing a small wing impair his flight, would it be as dramatic as the movie makes it out to be, or would it just be incredibly difficult for him to fly? And if it would be impossible for him to fly with a missing wing, would just loping of his tail work just as well as creating a prosthetic wing?

(disclaimer) I am by the way in no way obsessed with how to train your dragon

[lajoswinkler]

Are you serious?

[Capt.Joseph Kerbertson]

Why do people do this to movies? "we have to break down the reasons this isn't possible"... no kidding it's not possible. That doesn't stop people from getting lost in the world.

[Nikolai]

My guess is because they enjoy it.

After all, doing/saying nothing is the default state, which means that they've probably already considered it and rejected it. Other people don't enjoy it, but different people are different. =shrug=

And there are a lot of things people enjoy that don't stop people from getting lost in the world.