Definition of terms used in equation
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It's not clear what the terms in the equation denote.
Am I correct to establish from the Calculations spreadsheet and Burgers & Chiappe (1999) that:
Cl is the lift coefficient (taken as 1) f the flapping frequency Amp the amplitude of a flap U the ground speed of the running animal (?) S the wing area
It's not clear whether p corresponds to the "average factor that considers lift being generated only during the downstroke (0.5)", or whether it represents air density (ρ); presumably this is given as the constant 1.23 in the spreadsheet.
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