Hot wings: thermal impacts of wing coloration on surface temperature during bird flight
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DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2019.0032
Abstract: Recent studies on bird flight propose that hotter wing surfaces reduce skin friction drag, thereby improving flight efficiency (lift-to-drag ratio). Darker wings may in turn heat up faster under solar radiation than lighter wings. We… read more here.
Keywords: temperature; flight; surface temperature; bird flight ... See more keywords