Wing Flexibility is a morphological trait in aerodynamic biology that characterizes the capacity of a wing structure to undergo controlled deformation in response to aerodynamic and inertial forces during flight, distinguishing it from rigid wing models by enabling passive adaptation to varying flow conditions.
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Flexible Flapping Airfoil Propulsion at Low Reynolds Numbers
Sam Heathcote, Ismet Gursul · AIAA Journal · 2007 · 385 citations
Aerodynamic effects of flexibility in flapping wings
Liang Zhao, Qingfeng Huang, Xinyan Deng et al. · Journal of The Royal Society Interface · 2009 · 274 citations · Full text
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Ames Research Center
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United States Air Force Research Laboratory
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Beihang University
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Delft University of Technology
Delft, The Netherlands
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Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
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