Flight kinematics of the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) over a wide range of speeds in a wind tunnel
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Flight kinematics of the barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) over a wide range of speeds in a wind tunnel.
Two barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) flying in the Lund wind tunnel were filmed using synchronised high-speed cameras to obtain posterior, ventral and lateral views of the birds in horizontal flapping flight. We investigated wingbeat kinematics, body tilt angle, tail spread and angle of attack at speeds of 4-14 ms(-1). Wingbeat frequency showed a clear U-shaped relationship with air speed with m...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Experimental Biology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1477-9145,0022-0949
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.204.15.2741