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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