How flight feathers stick together to form a continuous morphing wing

Repairable cascaded slide-lock system endows bird feathers with tear-resistance and superdurability

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Adaptive control of turbulence intensity is accelerated by frugal flow sampling

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How pigeons couple three-dimensional elbow and wrist motion to morph their wings

(2017) Amanda K. Stowers et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Inspiration for wing design: how forelimb specialization enables active flight in modern vertebrates

(2017) Diana D. Chin et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Flight feather attachment in rock pigeons (Columba livia): covert feathers and smooth muscle coordinate a morphing wing

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Unzipping bird feathers

(2013) A. Kovalev et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Aerodynamics of tip-reversal upstroke in a revolving pigeon wing

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A Review of Morphing Aircraft

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