Engineers Study Bird Flight (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Engineers Study Bird Flight

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Three wind tunnel models of gull wings. By combining aerodynamic studies with modeling of inertial forces, aerospace engineer Christina Harvey is getting new insights into how birds control their flight.

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Christina Harvey/UC Davis

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