The aerodynamic forces and pressure distribution of a revolving pigeon wing

Experiments in Fluids

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 991-1003

  Usherwood, James R ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC FORCES; ANGLES OF ATTACKS; DEGREE OF PRECISION; DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SENSORS; DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURES; DIRECT MEASUREMENTS; DOWNSTROKE; HIGH ANGLES OF ATTACKS; LIFT COEFFICIENTS; MAXIMUM LIFT COEFFICIENTS; PRESSURE SIGNALS; VERTICAL FORCES; WIND-TUNNEL; WING MODELS;

AIRCRAFT PROPELLERS; ANGLE OF ATTACK; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; GAS DYNAMICS; LIFT; REYNOLDS NUMBER; WIND TUNNELS;

WINGS;

EID: 64549151590     PISSN: 07234864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00348-008-0596-z     Document Type: Article

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