Insect wings: the world's smallest, smartest aerofoils.
Insect wings are extraordinary examples of small-scale biological engineering: smart, flexible aerofoils with virtually no parallels in technology--so far. This may well be about to change. Engineers are becoming increasingly aware of, and interested in, the remarkable qualities of insects as flying machines.
Wootton
Robin
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School of Biological Sciences, Exeter University, UK. r.j.wootton@ex.ac.uk
D000818:Animals; D005426:Flight, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D007313:Insecta / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*; D014921:Wings, Animal / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology*