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Bio-inspired Wing Design To Revolutionize Aircraft Flight
 
It's a bird, it's a plane , it's ... both! While aircraft have always borne a resemblance to their feathered counterparts in the sky, new research at U of T is bringing the two even closer together.
Inspired by nature, mechanical engineering professor Shaker Meguid is currently developing aircraft wing designs that imitate the amazing flight of birds by altering the planform of the wings in order to optimize the aerodynamics for a given flight stage.
Tuesday 2 December, 2008 12:44 AM
 
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