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Lift production in the hovering hummingbird

Aerodynamic theory and empirical observations of animals flying at similar Reynolds numbers (Re) predict that airflow over hummingbird wings will be dominated by a stable, attached leading edge vortex (LEV). In insects exhibiting similar kinematics, when the translational movement of the wing ceases...

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Main Authors: Warrick, Douglas R., Tobalske, Bret W., Powers, Donald R.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: The Royal Society 2009
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2817280/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19656789
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2009.1003
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