Why don't Jumbo Jets flap their wings?: Flying animals, flying machines, and how they are different

Why Don't Jumbo Jets Flap Their Wings?: Flying Animals, Flying Machines, and How They are Different

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 1-278

  Alexander, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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