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Efficiency of Lift Production in Flapping and Gliding Flight of Swifts

Many flying animals use both flapping and gliding flight as part of their routine behaviour. These two kinematic patterns impose conflicting requirements on wing design for aerodynamic efficiency and, in the absence of extreme morphing, wings cannot be optimised for both flight modes. In gliding fli...

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Autores principales: Henningsson, Per, Hedenström, Anders, Bomphrey, Richard J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3938594/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24587260
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0090170