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Effect of Variations in Lift Coefficient, Phase Angle and Waveform on Fluttering Lift in the Desert Locust

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HOUGHTON, G. Effect of Variations in Lift Coefficient, Phase Angle and Waveform on Fluttering Lift in the Desert Locust. Nature 202, 870–872 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/202870a0

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