Wind tunnel tests using model plane wing reveal how covert feathers help birds perform abrupt aerial meneuvers (IMAGE)

Princeton University, Engineering School

Wind tunnel tests using model plane wing reveal how covert feathers help birds perform abrupt aerial meneuvers

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Postdoctoral researcher Girguis O. Sedky  sitting inside of the wind tunnel, showing the covert feather-inspired flaps attached to the 3D-printed model airplane wing. The flaps deploy automatically in response to changes in airflow and can help prevent planes from experiencing stall.

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Princeton University/Lori Nichols

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