#and unlike with boat I cannot simply look up pictures and models :

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one thing I keep thinking about wrt temeraire is the surgeons... as far as I recall, it's implied that the sort of mid-battle doctoring that would happen aboard a ship is going on Onboard A Dragon and honestly I would read a whole series of books specifically dealing with the logistics necessary for in-flight bullet removals and amputations.