Frigatebird configuration data measured in previous studies and this paper
| Data sources | Span(m) | Aspect ratio | Mass(kg) | Wing loading (N/m2) | Wing area(m2) | Gliding speed (m/s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koehl et al. (2011) | – | – | 1.5 | 45 | – | 10 |
| Brewer and Hertel (2007) | – | 11.3 | 1.5 | 43 | – | – |
| Smith (1984) | 2.02 | 12.6 | 1.62 | 49 | 0.324 | 7.4 |
| Pennycuick (1983) | 2.29 | 12.8 | 1.52 | 36.5 | 0.408 | – |
| Chatterjee and Templin (2007) | 2.86 | 25.24 | 1.5 | 45.42 | 0.324 | 10 |
| Pennycuick (2008) | 2.14 | 12.3 | 1.67 | – | 0.372 | – |
| Rogalla (2021) | 2.29 | – | 1.47 | 35.3 | 0.408 | 8.2 |
| This paper | 2.19 | 11.4 | 1.5 | 35 | 0.42 | – |
| Span(m) | Aspect ratio | Mass(kg) | Wing loading (N/m2) | Wing area(m2) | Gliding speed (m/s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | 1.5 | 45 | – | 10 | |
| – | 11.3 | 1.5 | 43 | – | – | |
| 2.02 | 12.6 | 1.62 | 49 | 0.324 | 7.4 | |
| 2.29 | 12.8 | 1.52 | 36.5 | 0.408 | – | |
| 2.86 | 25.24 | 1.5 | 45.42 | 0.324 | 10 | |
| 2.14 | 12.3 | 1.67 | – | 0.372 | – | |
| 2.29 | – | 1.47 | 35.3 | 0.408 | 8.2 | |
| 2.19 | 11.4 | 1.5 | 35 | 0.42 | – |
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