Swift photos (Suggestions of D. Lentink):
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Cover photo Nature: turning swifts keep their head horizontal during a banked turn.
copyright: Jean-Francois Cornuet
contact: jfc@jfcornuet.info
website: http://jfcornuet.info
Morphing swift wings: Swifts typically sweep their wings back during fast glides and extend them while turning.
copyright: Ran Schols
contact: ranschols@home.nl
website: www.pbase.com/ranschols/swift
Swifts mate in flight.
copyright: Graham Catley
contact: graham.catley@btopenworld.com
website: www.nyctea.co.uk
Lockheed Martin morphing wing design
contact: Lockheed Martin
website: www.lockheedmartin.com | top left: “contact us” | middle page: “media questions” (note that only one phone number is for the UK, the rest if for the
USA. Try several phone numbers / email addresses as some contacts are on a holyday right now)
Swift wings as tested in the windtunnel
credit / copyright: David Lentink
contact: david.lentink@wur.nl