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bumblebee vertical lift

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Animal flight

Author:
Clark, Austin H.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
1925
Citation:
Clark, Austin H. 1925. "Animal flight." Scientific Monthly, 20, (1) 5–26.
Identifier:
123394
ISSN:
0096-3771
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Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
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Mechanisms and Implications of Animal Flight Maneuverability

Author:
Dudley, Robert K.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
2002
Citation:
Dudley, Robert K. 2002. "Mechanisms and Implications of Animal Flight Maneuverability." Integrative and Comparative Biology, 42, (1) 135–140.
Identifier:
51063
ISSN:
1540-7063
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Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
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da Vinci’s “Codex on the Flight of Birdsâ€� will be on view at Air and Space Museum, Sept. 13-Oct. 22.

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Published Date:
Fri, 09 Aug 2013 10:18:38 +0000
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Scientists shine light on world’s least-studied bat: Mortlock Islands flying fox

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Published Date:
Tue, 29 Oct 2013 16:13:59 +0000
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Fossil feathers from a Hawaiian cave help reveal lineage of extinct, flightless ibis

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Published Date:
Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:44:02 +0000
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Prehistoric bird able to yield extreme fighting force with club-like wings

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Published Date:
Wed, 05 Jan 2011 13:29:48 +0000
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Laboratory tests reveal precise way to measure vertical lift in bumblebees and other small insects and birds

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Published Date:
Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:01:27 +0000
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Common tropical bat uses echolocation with precision previously considered impossible, new experiments reveal

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Published Date:
Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:33:07 +0000
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Tree dwelling animals were first to fly, study shows

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Published Date:
Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:38:13 +0000
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Baby bird study proves innate ability for midair maneuvers

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Thu, 11 Sep 2014 18:25:29 +0000
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Video shows how hummingbirds adjust flight in heavy rain

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Published Date:
Fri, 20 Jul 2012 13:15:32 +0000
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Aviation Memorial Sketch [sculpture] / (photographed by Peter A. Juley & Son)

Artist:
Manship, Paul 1885-1966  Search this
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1941
Topic:
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Flight  Search this
Figure male--Full length  Search this
Landscape--Weather--Lightning  Search this
Animal--Bird--Eagle  Search this
Study--Model  Search this
Image number:
JUL J0038834
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Aviation Memorial Sketch [sculpture] / (photographed by Peter A. Juley & Son)

Artist:
Manship, Paul 1885-1966  Search this
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1941
Topic:
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Flight  Search this
Figure male--Full length  Search this
Landscape--Weather--Lightning  Search this
Animal--Bird--Eagle  Search this
Study--Model  Search this
Image number:
JUL J0038836
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Sketch of bird when its wings are extended in the attitude of flight

Creator:
Holmes, William Henry 1846-1933  Search this
Subject:
National Zoological Park (U.S.)  Search this
Type:
Detail drawings (drawings)
Topic:
Birds  Search this
Flight  Search this
Aerodynamics  Search this
Local number:
SIA RU000074 [SIA2018-110263]
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No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
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Sketch of birds soaring horizontally

Subject:
Holmes, William Henry 1846-1933  Search this
Langley, S. P (Samuel Pierpont) 1834-1906  Search this
National Zoological Park (U.S.)  Search this
Type:
Detail drawings (drawings)
Topic:
Birds  Search this
Flight  Search this
Aerodynamics  Search this
Local number:
SIA RU000074 [SIA2018-110264]
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[Untitled: 'The Original Air Balloon, Vol. XV' noted in pencil on reverse]

Medium:
Print, Etching on Paper, Uncolored
Dimensions:
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 20.6 × 11.4cm (8 1/8 × 4 1/2 in.)
Type:
ART-Prints, Original
Credit Line:
Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
Inventory Number:
A20140734000
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Usage conditions apply
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The Evolutionary Physiology of Animal Flight: Paleobiological and Present Perspectives

Author:
Dudley, Robert K.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
2000
Citation:
Dudley, Robert K. 2000. "The Evolutionary Physiology of Animal Flight: Paleobiological and Present Perspectives." Annual Review of Physiology, 62, (1) 135–155.
Identifier:
50245
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Animal flight mechanics in physically variable gas mixtures

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Dudley, T. R.  Search this
Chai, Peng  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
1996
Citation:
Dudley, T. R. and Chai, Peng. 1996. "Animal flight mechanics in physically variable gas mixtures." Journal of experimental biology, 199 1881–1885.
Identifier:
103668
ISSN:
0022-0949
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Vertebrate flight : mechanics, physiology, morphology, ecology and evolution / U.M. Norberg

Author:
Norberg, U. M (Ulla M.)  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 291 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1990
C1990
Topic:
Animal flight  Search this
Birds--Flight  Search this
Vertebrates  Search this
Call number:
QP310.F5 N82 1990
QP310.F5N82 1990
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