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Wing flapping with minimum energyA technique employed by Prandtl and Munk is adapted for the case of a wing in flapping motion to determine its lift distribution. The problem may be reduced to one of minimizing induced drag for a specified and periodically varying bending moment at the wing root. It is concluded that two wings in close tandem arrangement, moving in opposite phase, would eliminate the induced aerodynamic losses calculated
Document ID
19810043485
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Jones, R. T.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1980
Publication Information
Publication: Aeronautical Journal
Volume: 84
Subject Category
Aerodynamics
Accession Number
81A27889
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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