From fluttering wings to flapping flight: The energy connection

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 270-276

  Patil, Mayuresh J ^a  

^a WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAG; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); WAKES; WINGS;

FLAPPING FLIGHTS;

FLUTTER (AERODYNAMICS);

EID: 0037362384     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3119     Document Type: Article

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