Nature-Inspired Inventions · Volume 003
Falcons
High-Speed Aerodynamic Profiles
The peregrine falcon is often called the fastest animal on Earth. In level flight it is quick but not exceptional. Its fame comes from the stoop: a steep, wings-folded dive from height onto prey in flight. Reported stoop speeds vary widely with the method used, but dives well over 200 kilometres per hour are widely documented, and some estimates are much higher.
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Inside this volume
- Introduction: Built for Speed
- How Falcons Fly Fast
- Falcon Anatomy for High Speed
- The Aerodynamics of Speed
- A History of High-Speed Shapes
- Translating Falcon Design Into Engineering
- Structures for High Speed and High Load
- Stability and Control at High Speed
- Ten Falcon-Inspired Design Concepts
- Testing High-Speed Designs
- Failure Modes and Limitations
- Approval, Intellectual Property and Market
- Design Workbook
- Case Study — A Fast Medical-Delivery Drone
Plus appendices of formulas and rules of thumb, common reader questions, a glossary and further reading.
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