Page 265 - The Origin of Birds and Flight

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Many scientists like Professor Dickinson have for years carried out
numerous experiments in order to expose the wing beating actions of
flies. During these experiments, Dickinson determined that fruit flies do
not use a simple up-and-down movement, as if their wings were hinged,
but use very complex aerodynamic techniques. Moreover, their wings
change direction with every beat. Scientists seeking to analyze the com-
plex technique state that the classical aerodynamics employed for plane
wings is insufficient, because fruit flies make use of more than one aero-
dynamic principle. The flight muscles that permit the 2.5-millimeter
(0.098-inch) fruit fly to beat its wings 200 times a second are regarded as
the most powerful in any insect. 233 The Turkish magazine Hürriyet Bilim
refers to the perfection of the balance and speed as the flies beat their
wings: