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Fig. 2

From: Wave-slope soaring of the brown pelican

Fig. 2

Efficiency of steady, level flight out of ground effect in absence of ocean waves. Top Panel: COT as a function of airspeed for steady, level flight out of ground effect (OGE). Minimum-cost velocity ∼13.4 m/s with a corresponding COT of ∼1.5 J/m. Bottom Panel: Power output as a function of airspeed for steady, level flight OGE. Minimum-power velocity ∼10.0 m/s with a corresponding power output of ∼17.9 W

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Movement Ecology

ISSN: 2051-3933