Possible Effects of Wing Flexibility on the Aerodynamics of Pteranodon

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Previous articleNext article No AccessPossible Effects of Wing Flexibility on the Aerodynamics of PteranodonA. D. Sneyd, M. S. Bundock, and D. ReidA. D. Sneyd Search for more articles by this author , M. S. Bundock Search for more articles by this author , and D. Reid Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The American Naturalist Volume 120, Number 4Oct., 1982 Published for The American Society of Naturalists Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/284005 Views: 8Total views on this site Citations: 14Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1982 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Colin Palmer Inferring the properties of the pterosaur wing membrane, Geological Society, London, Special Publications 455, no.11 (Feb 2017): 57–68.https://doi.org/10.1144/SP455.4A. V. Koroljov Pterosaur flight, Biology Bulletin Reviews 7, no.33 (Jun 2017): 179–228.https://doi.org/10.1134/S2079086417030045K.M. Middleton, L.T. English Challenges and advances in the study of pterosaur flight, Canadian Journal of Zoology 93, no.1212 (Dec 2015): 945–959.https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2013-0219Colin Palmer, Gareth Dyke Constraints on the wing morphology of pterosaurs, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 279, no.17311731 (Sep 2011): 1218–1224.https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2011.1529Colin Palmer, Gareth J. Dyke Biomechanics of the unique pterosaur pteroid, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 277, no.16841684 (Dec 2009): 1121–1127.https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2009.1899MATTHEW T. WILKINSON Three-dimensional geometry of a pterosaur wing skeleton, and its implications for aerial and terrestrial locomotion, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 154, no.11 (Sep 2008): 27–69.https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00409.xBret Stanford, Peter Ifju, Roberto Albertani, Wei Shyy Fixed membrane wings for micro air vehicles: Experimental characterization, numerical modeling, and tailoring, Progress in Aerospace Sciences 44, no.44 (May 2008): 258–294.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paerosci.2008.03.001T. L. Hedrick, J. R. Usherwood, A. A. Biewener Low speed maneuvering flight of the rose-breasted cockatoo ( Eolophus roseicapillus ). II. Inertial and aerodynamic reorientation, Journal of Experimental Biology 210, no.1111 (Jun 2007): 1912–1924.https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.002063ADRIAN L.R. THOMAS, GRAHAM K. TAYLOR Animal Flight Dynamics I. Stability in Gliding Flight, Journal of Theoretical Biology 212, no.33 (Oct 2001): 399–424.https://doi.org/10.1006/jtbi.2001.2387K Alexander, J Stevenson A test rig for kite performance measurement, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture 215, no.44 (Dec 2005): 595–598.https://doi.org/10.1243/0954405011518412R. McNEILL ALEXANDER Mechanics of fossil vertebrates, Journal of the Geological Society 146, no.11 (Jan 1989): 41–52.https://doi.org/10.1144/gsjgs.146.1.0041P. S. Jackson, G. W. Christie Numerical analysis of three-dimensional elastic membrane wings, AIAA Journal 25, no.55 (May 1987): 676–682.https://doi.org/10.2514/3.9682Barry G. Newman Aerodynamic theory for membranes and sails, Progress in Aerospace Sciences 24, no.11 (Jan 1987): 1–27.https://doi.org/10.1016/0376-0421(87)90005-4A. D. Sneyd Aerodynamic coefficients and longitudinal stability of sail aerofoils, Journal of Fluid Mechanics 149, no.-1-1 (Apr 2006): 127.https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022112084002573