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Low Speed, Indraft Wind Tunnels

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Frontiers in Experimental Fluid Mechanics

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Since the beginning of time mankind has marvelled and envied the flight of birds. The. literature and artwork of many early civilizations depicted mankind’s keen interest and desire to fly. The ancient Greek tale of Icarus and Daedalus is typical of the folklore dealing with men flying like birds. Through the centuries the invention of kites and hot air balloons kept the interest in flight alive. It would take until the 15th century A.D. before serious scientific study of flight began to develop. One of the first men to study scientifically the flight of birds was Leonardo da Vinci. He drew over 500 sketches and wrote down hundreds of ideas on the concept of manned flight. Much of his work dealt with ornithopters, man powered machines utilizing flapping wings. Many men tried to use da Vinci’s ideas, however, ornithopters proved to be impractical.

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    Stephen M. Batill & Robert C. Nelson

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Batill, S.M., Nelson, R.C. (1989). Low Speed, Indraft Wind Tunnels. In: Gad-el-Hak, M. (eds) Frontiers in Experimental Fluid Mechanics. Lecture Notes in Engineering, vol 46. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83831-6_2

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