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Old 22nd Jun 2011, 05:15
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Interesting! But although that would tell the bat it was flying near stall, it wouldn't give it airspeed. A similar technique (wool tufts taped to the upper surface) is sometimes used full scale to check the airflow over the wing in stall tests to see at which bit the airflow first breaks down.
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