The Wings
Aerodynamic characteristics of the wings and body of a dragonfly
... dragonfly wings (see ...the wings from individuals 1–4 were confined to negative lift coefficients (or negative angles of attack), the agreement between data from both tests is considered to be ...
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'Waiting in the Wings': The Suspension of Queensland Lawyers
... In Re Henry William Smith , 42 the Attorney-General had appealed a decision of the tribunal that the practitioner be suspended 'until such time as he is able to satisfy the Council o[r] ...
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Studying the potential of the [OII] emission line as a surrogate for stellar velocity dispersion in Active Galactic Nuclei
... have wings, especially at higher sigma values, although to a lesser extent than ...the wings are observed and must be accounted ...the wings. This would only be true if the [OII] wings were ...
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The aerodynamics of revolving wings I Model hawkmoth wings
... the wings might well shift the position of vortex breakdown inwards under ‘steady’ conditions at higher α′, producing a quantitative reduction in the lift coefficient compared with the ‘early’ ...
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Enlarged hind wings of the Neotropical butterfly Pierella helvina (Nymphalidae) enhance gliding flight performance in ground effect.
... hind wings operate in concert, the size and shape of the hind wings can influence induced drag as they contribute to the cord length of the wing pair (Dudley 2000, Ancel et ...the wings is ...
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COLOR CHARACTERIZATION OF Ornithoptera croesus ENDEMIC BUTTERFLIES IN BACAN ISLAND NORTH MOLLUCAS, INDONESIA COMPARED TO WALLACE DESCRIPTION
... of genetic and environmental factors. One of the environmental factors that can affect the phenotype of a butterfly is the altitude of a place. Brown (1962) stated there were variations in the length and color of the ...
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Advancements in Aerodynamic Technologies for Airfoils and Wings
... The main goal of the current research is to extend the concepts developed for auto-adaptive airfoils to three-dimensional wings with multiple TE flaps, such as the example shown in Fig. 1.1. More specifically, the ...
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The function of resilin in honeybee wings
... insect wings is essential for understanding aerodynamic performance and maneuverability, which have fascinated biologists and physicists for many ...insect wings relied on the assumption that the ...
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When wings touch wakes: understanding locomotor force control by wake–wing interference in insect wings
... two wings together, then pronates them until the ‘v-shaped’ gap vanishes and the wings are parallel in close ...the wings pronate about their trailing edges, creating a growing gap as the leading ...
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An Approach to the Mechanics of Pleating in Dragonfly Wings
... An investigation by Newman 1982 of the comparative functional morphology of the wings of a range of Odonata has revealed great structural complexity, with wide variation - both between s[r] ...
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Biomechanical strategies for mitigating collision damage in insect wings: structural design versus embedded elastic materials
... The wings of many insects accumulate considerable wear and tear during their lifespan, and this irreversible structural damage can impose significant costs on insect flight performance and ...insect wings ...
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Asymmetry costs: effects of wing damage on hovering flight performance in the hawkmoth Manduca sexta
... Our aerodynamic model of the effect of wing damage on maximum load-lifting capability predicted that the moths would increase flapping frequency or amplitude following wing clipping, allowing them to restore their ...
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Whiteflies stabilize their take off with closed wings
... the wings and abdomen relative to the thorax, may be at play during the end of the supination phase, and these were unaccounted for in our ...the wings (and added mass of air) about the hinges in the pitch ...
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Body condition evaluation, external biometrics measurements and morphology of digestive tube of red cowled cardinals
... the wings with feathers, length of the wings without feathers, length of the wings closed, length of the head, width of the head, height of the beak, width of the beak, length of the beak, length of ...
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Effect of Fuselage Cross Section on Aerodynamic Characteristics of Reusable Launch Vehicles
... with wings” which increases lift coefficient effectively referred to past studies [6] ...the wings in the present study stalled at the angle of attack of around 25 ...with wings” model of the present ...
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Sailing the skies: the improbable aeronautical success of the pterosaurs
... clearly advantageous, particularly for Quetzalcoatlus northropi, the largest known pterosaur. Unlike most other large pterosaurs that have been found in marine deposits, its remains were found far from contemporary seas ...
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The effect of advance ratio on the aerodynamics of revolving wings
... two wings consisted of an assembly of six computer-controlled servo-motors connected to the wing gearbox using timing belts and coaxial drive ...The wings were immersed in a 1·m × ...
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Variability in the CO ro vibrational lines from HD163296
... line wings of the observed C12 lines and the line wings of the simu- lated CRIRES line profiles from the model by re-normalizing the C12 median line profile to the wings of the model (multiplying the ...
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Dual leading edge vortices on flapping wings
... straddling CCD camera (1920·pixel ⫻ 1080·pixel, Red Lake, San Diego, CA, USA) equipped with a lens (Micro Nikkor 105mm f/2.8, Nikon, Tokyo, Japan) was employed to achieve sufficient spatial resolution. Another CCD camera ...
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Wetting properties on nanostructured surfaces of cicada wings
... The wings also have been shown to have antireflection (Stoddart et ...cicada wings has been attributed to nanostructuring, comprising protrusions typically in the sub-micron range in height and spacing ...
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