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What is the Airspeed Velocity of an Unladen Swallow?
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No asking Tim for the answer.
Either African, European, or all of the above!
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- SearcherLv 58 years agoFavorite Answer
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what type
a african or
b european swallow?
aditional
24 mph
In order to figure this out, we want to establish a Strouhal ratio which is the frequency (f) of wing beats and amplitude (A) of each wing flap. With those two numbers, it will be possible to estimate airspeed (U) for a cruising bird. (fA/U) if you will. So, with a frequency of wing flaps of about 7 times per second (which has played itself out in the Philos-O-Tron Wind Tunnel Testing Area) and an amplitude of .18m per flap (given that the average wingspan of this particular avian is around 29cm) that would yield an airspeed of roughly 11 m/sec or 24 mph assuming the swallow is unencumbered.
any help?
- Atarah DerekLv 78 years ago
For a European swallow, it's 24 mph.
I don't know what it would be for an African swallow.
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