10.6084/m9.figshare.4982672.v1
Marco KleinHeerenbrink
Marco
KleinHeerenbrink
L. Christoffer Johansson
L.
Christoffer Johansson
Anders Hedenström
Anders
Hedenström
Spreading of vorticity and increased span efficiency from Multi-cored vortices support function of slotted wing tips of birds in gliding and flapping flight
The Royal Society
2017
animal flight
slotted wing tips
separated outer primary feathers
flight efficiency
jackdaw Corvus monedula
wind tunnel
2017-05-08 10:41:20
Journal contribution
https://rs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Spreading_of_vorticity_and_increased_span_efficiency_from_Multi-cored_vortices_support_function_of_slotted_wing_tips_of_birds_in_gliding_and_flapping_flight/4982672
Explanation of the relation between spreading of vorticity and induced drag reduction and a short clarification on the high span efficiency observed in quantitative data on gliding flight.