principle mechanics and forces of natural flight; the properties of aircraft, flight types and patterns of various species, forms created through airflow as a reaction to flight, adaptations of flight and wind forces in architecture, structure as a reaction to wind/airflow
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Friday, January 18, 2013
Flight Analysis (Sustained Idle) Rufous Hummingbird flight analysis in a testing facility. Water and olive oil droplets act as the visible particles to observe changes in particle position/movement (yellow particles represent airspeed) and locations of highest turbulence. Differences in flight types demonstrates possible alternate mechanics for idle sustained flight than propulsion/ascension flight. |
Fluid Mechanics (Bat Flight) Windspeed and friction analysis of the flight of a bat and the wake of typical flight pattern. Notice the form created by the turbulence of the change in air pressure due to the force and motion of the wings. http://brown.edu/Research/Breuer-Lab/research/batflight.html |
Wing-assisted incline running (WAIR)
The ability of birds to exploit complex 3D environments through adjustments in the rate, angle, and rotation of their wings and tail results in flight paths that cannot be replicated in traditional man-made flight.
http://jeb.biologists.org/content/214/14/2354.abstract |
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