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Gottfried Sachs

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65

Publications

1.8K

Citations

22

H-Index

1978

Active since

Affiliations

Technical University of Munich(Current)

Institute of Flight

Industrieanlagen Betriebsgesellschaft (Germany)

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Gottfried Sachs is an author at Technical University of Munich specializing in engineering, space engineering, and aerodynamics.

Top concepts

EngineeringSpace EngineeringAerodynamicsSystems EngineeringAeroelasticityPropulsionFlight ControlAeroacousticsKinematicsFlight Dynamics

Publications per year

1978–2023

65

Publications

65

Minimum shear wind strength required for dynamic soaring of albatrosses

Gottfried Sachs · Ibis · 2004 · 205 citations · Full text

Wing Design, Wind-assisted Propulsion, Aeronautics +15

Frigate birds track atmospheric conditions over months-long transoceanic flights

Henri Weimerskirch, Charles M. Bishop, Tiphaine Jeanniard du Dot et al. · Science · 2016 · 143 citations

Flying at No Mechanical Energy Cost: Disclosing the Secret of Wandering Albatrosses

Gottfried Sachs, Johannes Traugott, Anna P. Nesterova et al. · PLoS ONE · 2012 · 106 citations · Full text

Engineering, Field Robotics, Flying Robot +16

Experimental verification of dynamic soaring in albatrosses

Gottfried Sachs, Johannes Traugott, Anna P. Nesterova et al. · Journal of Experimental Biology · 2013 · 93 citations

Southern Indian Ocean, Aeroacoustics, Aeronautics +13

Optimization of Dynamic Soaring at Ridges

Gottfried Sachs, Orlando da Costa · AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference and Exhibit · 2003 · 46 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Systems +5

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