Science
Butterfly wings are perfectly designed to give them a burst of jet propulsion – Firstpost
The team suggested that their findings could have uses for drones that use clapping wing propulsion.
Agence France-PresseJan 20, 2021 14:51:10 IST
The whimsical, wafting flight of butterflies may not give the impression of top aerodynamic performance, but research published on Wednesday suggests their large flexible wings could be perfectly designed to give them a burst of jet propulsion. Scientists at Lund University in Sweden set out to verify a decades-old theory that insects “clap” their wings together, squeezing out the air between with such force that it thrusts them forward.
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