Vortex wake, downwash distribution, aerodynamic performance and wingbeat kinematics in slow-flying pied flycatchers

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 9, Issue 67, 2012, Pages 292-303

  Muijres, Florian T ^a   Bowlin, Melissa S ^a,b   Johansson, L Christoffer ^a   Hedenström, Anders ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerodynamic flight performance; Bird Ficedula hypoleuca; Inclined stroke plane hovering; PIV; Slow flight; Wind tunnel

Indexed keywords

BIRDS; EFFICIENCY; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; KINEMATICS; LIFT DRAG RATIO; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES; WIND TUNNELS;

AERO-DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; CLUTTERED ENVIRONMENTS; FLIGHT EFFICIENCY; INCLINED STROKE PLANE HOVERING; LIFT TO DRAG RATIO; LOW SPEED FLIGHT; SLOW FLIGHT; TAIL CONFIGURATION;

WINGS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLIGHT; FLYING; FORCE; FORELIMB; KINEMATICS; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PIED FLYCATCHER; SONGBIRD; VELOCITY; AIR; ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; PHYSIOLOGY;

AVES; FICEDULA HYPOLEUCA; HEXAPODA; TROCHILIDAE;

AIR MOVEMENTS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; HYDRODYNAMICS; PASSERIFORMES; WING;

EID: 84858789219     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2011.0238     Document Type: Article

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