03.2 - Experimental Aerodynamics
WIND TUNNEL EXPERIMENT OF TAXIDERMY BLACK-TAILED GULL (LARUS CRASSIROSTRIS) AND BLACK KITE (MILVUS MIGRANS)
N. Kishimoto, Setsunan University, Japan; D. Wada¹, M. Tamayama¹, Y. Iwami², N. Tomita², T. Ikeda³, Y. Tanahashi³, K. Katagiri, Osaka Research Institute of Science and Technology, Japan; ¹JAXA, Japan ;²Yamashina Institute for Ornithology, Japan ;³Chubu University, Japan
We obtained basic aerodynamic characteristics through wind tunnel experiments using taxidermy black-tailed gull and black kite as a first step. Instead of commercially available taxidermy birds, we collaborated with ornithologist researchers to select accessible and useful birds and to create taxidermy birds in the most desirable shape. In this paper, we report on the details and results of the experiment conducted in the JAXA's low-speed large wind tunnel.