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