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The Wing-Beat of Pigeon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2016

G. Guidi
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Résumé

After some general remarks upon the constant flight characteristics of birds belonging to any given species, the author describes his method of obtaining, approximately, a cinematographic reproduction of three geometrical projections of the wing-beat. Dealing with one particular case he determines the trajectory in space of a pigeon's wing tip during an entire beat, and, also, the speed and acceleration reached by it.

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Research Article
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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 43 , Issue 342 , June 1939 , pp. 457 - 466
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1939

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Note on page No 458 * GUIDI: A Study of the Wing-beats of Pigeons in Flight: AEROTECNICA, Aug. 1938, translated in R.Ae.S. Journal, December, 1938.