Proceedings. Symposium on Swimming and Flying in Nature Held at California Inst. of Tech., Pasadena on July 8-12, 1974. Volume III.

Abstract

;Contents: Hydrodynamic drag reduction due to fish slimes; Some hydrodynamical aspects of fish schooling; Flapping flight and power in birds and insects, conventional and novel mechanisms; On the mechanics of flight of small insects; Insect aerodynamics near hovering; Air flow and the flight of a Noctuid moth; On the efficiency increasing interaction of thrust producing lifting surfaces; A note on flapping flight with surging; The effect of span-wise variations in amplitude on the thrust-generating performance of a flapping thin wing; Ornithopter aerodynamic experiments.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 12, 1974
Accession Number
ADA020007

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Flow
  • Drag Reduction
  • Flight
  • Insects
  • Lepidoptera
  • Lifting Surfaces
  • Mechanics
  • Thin Wings

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Aerodynamics.
  • Aquatic Ecology