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2003 Nov 19
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OT Sorta: Strouhal Numbers, Unladen Swallows and Monthy Python....
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published research in Nature:
Graham K. Taylor, Robert L. Nudds, Adrian L. R. Thomas
Flying and swimming animals cruise at a Strouhal number tuned for high
power efficiency
Nature 425, 707?711 (October 16, 2003)
http://www.nature.com/cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/nature/journal/v425/n6959/abs/nature02000_fs.html
Perhaps more importantly, Corum has attempted to address an "age old"
question raised in the famously funny film "Monty Python and the Holy
Grail". The question:
"What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?"
Hence, the article:
Estimating the Airspe...