Flying in shallow arcs helps
birds stay aloft with less effort
Date: October 11, 2017
Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Summary:
Engineers have developed a new
model to simulate dynamic soaring, and have used it to identify the optimal
flight pattern that an albatross should take in order to harvest the most wind
and energy. They found that as an albatross banks or turns to dive down and
soar up, it should do so in shallow arcs, keeping almost to a straight, forward
trajectory.
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