Malcolm
Member
Posts : 2538
Join date : 2010-09-13
Age : 28
Location : Closer than you think.
 | | Subject: Re: The Airspeed Velocity of an Unladen Swallow Sun Sep 26, 2010 1:04 am | |
| | |
|
Nawkes
Member
Posts : 6785
Join date : 2010-04-09
Age : 30
Location : Location Location
| | Subject: Re: The Airspeed Velocity of an Unladen Swallow Sun Sep 26, 2010 1:04 am | |
| I've never been a fan of Swallows.
SO smug.
| |
|
Tellen Silversun
Admin
Posts : 4109
Join date : 2009-08-30
Location : North-West of England
| | Subject: Re: The Airspeed Velocity of an Unladen Swallow Sun Sep 26, 2010 4:46 am | |
| - ForceGrandmaster wrote:
- Based upon published species-wide averages of wing length and body mass, initial Strouhal estimates based on those averages and cross-species comparisons, the Lund wind tunnel study of birds flying at a range of speeds, and revised Strouhal numbers based on that study gives an estimate that the average cruising airspeed velocity of an unladen European Swallow is roughly 11 meters per second, or 24 miles per hour.
That's faster than the running speed of most humans. Does that figure include flying in formation with a flock of Unladen Sparrows as well, however? | |
|
Scott Chain
Member
Posts : 7510
Join date : 2009-12-01
Age : 35
Location : outside Turry's window
| | Subject: Re: The Airspeed Velocity of an Unladen Swallow Sun Sep 26, 2010 10:49 am | |
| Is that an African Swallow? | |
|
Tellen Silversun
Admin
Posts : 4109
Join date : 2009-08-30
Location : North-West of England
| | Subject: Re: The Airspeed Velocity of an Unladen Swallow Sun Sep 26, 2010 12:09 pm | |
| Is it a Bin Laden swallow? | |
|
Scott Chain
Member
Posts : 7510
Join date : 2009-12-01
Age : 35
Location : outside Turry's window
| | Subject: Re: The Airspeed Velocity of an Unladen Swallow Sun Sep 26, 2010 2:30 pm | |
| - Tellen Silversun wrote:
- Is it a Bin Laden swallow?
You win... lol. | |
|
Sponsored content
| | Subject: Re: The Airspeed Velocity of an Unladen Swallow | |
| |
|
