Aerodynamics of aerofoil sections measured on a free-flying bird

Birds are adapted to a wide range of flight conditions, from steady fixed-wing glides to high angle of attack manoeuvres involving unsteady separated flows. They naturally control and exploit the transitional Reynolds number regime of Re ≈ 105 that is currently of interest in unmanned air vehicle te...

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Main Authors: Carruthers, A, Walker, S, Thomas, A, Taylor, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2010