The bumblebee can hover at zero speed by flapping its wings. Using the data of Prob. 7.123, devise a theory for flapping wings where the down stroke approximates a short flat plate normal to the flow (Table 7.3) and the upstroke is feathered at nearly zero drag. How many flaps per second of such a model wing are needed to

The bumblebee can hover at zero speed by flapping its wings. Using the data of Prob. 7.123, devise a theory for flapping wings where the down stroke approximates a short flat plate normal to the flow (Table 7.3) and the upstroke is feathered at nearly zero drag. How many flaps per second of such a model wing are needed to support the bee€™s weight? (Actual measurements of bees show a flapping rate of 194 Hz.)

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