Hummingbirds use wing inertial effects to improve manoeuvrability

MN Haque, B Cheng… - Journal of The Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Hummingbirds outperform other birds in terms of aerial agility at low flight speeds. To reveal
the key mechanisms that enable such unparalleled agility, we reconstructed body and wing …

Inertial coupling of the hummingbird body in the flight mechanics of an escape manoeuvre

MN Haque, BW Tobalske… - Journal of the Royal …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
When a hovering hummingbird performs a rapid escape manoeuvre in response to a
perceived threat from the front side, its body may go through simultaneous pitch, yaw and …

Free-Flight Maneuvering Kinematics of Townsend's Big-Eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii) While Hunting

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Although bat flight has long been studied, most previous research has been performed in a
laboratory setting and has largely ignored natural hunting behaviors. This study investigates …