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Date: | Sat, 7 Jan 2012 08:27:30 -0600 |
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I will be talking to a group of pilots about how bees fly. Hummm... never
tried this before. I have found a lot of good info Googling, but I am
looking for specific morphological information - wing span, wing area, wing
loading, aspect ration, and such. Do bees always fly with their wings
fully extended? Or can they sweep them back like an F-14 for faster
flight?
I knew a bit about how bees fly, but I have found a lot more. Is there a
source for morphological data on bees? I think there must be somewhere.
I found it interesting in my reading that insect flight research was used
to help in the design of the newest generation of fighter aircraft. I
guess 100 million years of development makes the bees flight systems rather
efficient.
Larry Krengel
Marengo, IL
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