Flying Insects Defy Aerodynamic Laws of Airplanes

Monday, July 11, 2016 - 19:41 in Mathematics & Economics

The maneuvers of flying insects are unmatched by even the best pilots, and this might be due to the fact that these critters don’t obey the same aerodynamic laws as airplanes, a team of New York University researchers has found. “We’ve known for quite a while that the aerodynamic theory for airplanes doesn’t work so […]

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