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Flight Physiology of Hovering in Hummingbirds Introduction 1. Unique ability to maintain hovering flight, one of the most energetically demanding forms of motion 2. What allows one of the smallest flying vertebrate species to be able to maintain this form of motion? Muscular System 1. Question a. What are the muscles required for flight? b. What fiber types make up wing muscles? 2. Muscles Required for Flight a. 45 muscles in the wing-only 18 have been studied during flight b. Two main muscles of

First, aerodynamics is the study of the motion of the air. Aerodynamics consists of 4 variables, which is thrust, gravity, lift, and drag. (Tennekes,H, 2009) Aerodynamics has to do with almost everything dealing with air of course.(Tennekes,H ,2009) For example, it can be air crafts, it can be wings, it can be birds, it can be a race car. Birds need aerodynamics so they can glide in the air so they can also gain enough speed to catch prey. Like a hawk swooping down 70 miles an hour to get a mouse

When a body moves with high velocity at that moment aerodynamics forces such as drag, lift (or down force) are the primary concern that are caused by the airflow over the body. In engineering aerodynamics principles are applied in every kind of design or structures such as automobiles, aeroplanes, tall buildings and bridges. However, largely the aerodynamics principles are applied on aeroplanes and automobiles. This project involves the influence of aerodynamics principles over the rear wing of a

When the next cycle started the night mist started to get burned off by the rising of the suns. Jovic looked at Meredith and decided then and there that she was the one he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. He rose slowly from the comfy moss that they had been lounging on all-night and offered her a hand to rise as well. She accepted the help gratefully and with the grace and beauty of a dancer she got up and stared deep into his eyes with admiration. He held her gaze and in a moment of

How does the weight of a paper airplane affect how fair it flies? My paper is about researching about paper airplane weight. My research question is, How does the weight of a paper airplane affect how far it flies? For this project I need 3 different sheets of paper,(Construction paper,Computer paper,Line paper, a notepad, a meter stick and a pencil. I chose this topic because paper airplanes always interested me in how they move and fly. I am also interested in the aerodynamics of

(ft). Using Figure 11-23, Distance to Accelerate and Stop with a Single Engine Failure at V1 = 5500 fts 1.7. (1.5 pts) Find Distance to Liftoff with Single Engine Failure at V1 and continue Takeoff (ft). Using Figure 11-28, Distance to Lift off with Single Engine Failure at V1 and continue Takeoff = 5700 fts 1.8. (1.5 pts) Find Two Engine Takeoff Ground Roll (ft). Using Figure 11-31, Two Engine Takeoff Ground Roll = 3600 fts 1.9. (1.5 pts) Is the runway long enough

Before it seemed like they were traveling near fast enough to get airborne, the deck took on a serious tilt. The plane still shook, but in a totally different manner. Slowly, by degrees, the deck leveled out again. The platoon visibly relaxed, giving each other a thumbs up. Trask gave the aircrew ten minutes to accomplish what they needed to do, then unbuckled his restraint and stood up. By the time he neared the cockpit door, all eyes were on him, including that of a crew chief barring the

Kling, Ashton Dec. 01, 2016 Science Fair Essay Have you ever wondered how parachutes make you fall slower to the ground. People wonder because gravity pulls you down but how does a parachute slow you down. The whole point of this project is to find out what size parachute would work better for falling to the ground and the weight of the person the parachute is holding. Where do parachutes originate from? Parachutes were found by Leonardo Da Vinci. He found that dropping to items at the same height

Purpose/Question: Does adding paperclips to the whirlybird affect how long the object takes to reach the ground? Hypothesis: If an individual adds more paperclips to the whirlybird, then the speed the object takes to reach the ground will be faster because, the whirlybird will weigh more every time you add a paper clip making the force of gravity greater. Materials and Equipment: • 1 Pair of Scissors • 3 Paperclips • Whirlybird Outline • 1 Timer • Open space to drop from Procedure: 1. The

The ecoDemonstrator NASA has been developing more and more eye catching technology for aviation. Recently NASA has developed two new experiments that are designed to help reduce fuel consumption and emissions. The experiments will be fitted on to the Boeing 757 and the airplane will be called the ecoDemonstrator. The two new experiments are small devices that blow jets of air and the other is a non-stick coating that well be put on the leading edge of the wings. As Fay Collier manager for the NASA