SMALL FINLETS ON OWL FEATHERS POINT THE WAY TO LESS AIRCRAFT NOISE, UK STUDY SAYS

摘要

A recent study by a City University of London research team reveals how micro-structured finlets on owl feathers enable silent flight and may show the way forward in reducing aircraft noise in future.The study was led by Professor Christoph Bruecker,City's Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair in Nature-Inspired Sensing and Flow Control for Sustainable Transport and the Systems Chair for Aeronautical Engineering.