Comparative scaling of flapping- and fixed-wing flyers

AIAA Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 24-33

  Liu, Tianshu ^a,b,c  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b G 220 Parkview Campus ^*  (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIXED-WING; FLAPPING FLYERS; LIFT-TO-DRAG RATIO; SCALING LAWS;

AIRCRAFT; DRAG; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; PROPULSION;

WINGS;

EID: 31344475802     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.4035     Document Type: Article

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