Flow Control Knobs Available In Flapping Flight

• Gait selection

• Flapping frequency

• Wing beat amplitude

• Stroke angle

• Wing planform

• Angle-of-attack

• Twist

• Camber

Birds can change most of these within a single wing beat!

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