Aerodynamics of aerofoil sections measured on a free-flying bird

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Volumn 224, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 855-864

  Carruthers, A C ^a   Walker, S M ^a   Thomas, A L R ^a   Taylor, G K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bird flight; low Reynolds number; wing reconstruction

Indexed keywords

AEROFOILS; FLIGHT CONDITIONS; HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK; LIFT COEFFICIENT; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER; PHOTOGRAMMETRIC TECHNIQUE; POLYNOMIAL REGRESSION; SURFACE MODELS; UNMANNED AIR VEHICLES; UNSTEADY SEPARATED FLOW;

ANGLE OF ATTACK INDICATORS; DRAG; FREE FLIGHT; GAS DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES; REPAIR; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

FIXED WINGS;

EID: 77955283841     PISSN: 09544100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544100JAERO737     Document Type: Article

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