Kristen Crandell receives NASA Fellowship

Kristen Crandell was awarded a NASA Space Grant Fellowship for Spring, 2011, to facilitate her studies into the aerodynamics and mechanics of upstroke during bird flight.

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Contractile behavior of the avian pectoralis: a new paper from the flight lab

Brandon Jackson, Bret Tobalske, and Ken Dial publish a new paper in the Journal of Experimental Biology exploring the functional and evolutionary implications of the pectoralis. Check it out here: http://jeb.biologists.org/content/214/14/2354.short              

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BBC reports our findings

The BBC reports our findings on wing-assisted inclined running (WAIR.) Check it out here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/13879244

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Kristen Crandell receives NASA Fellowship Contractile behavior of the avian pectoralis: a new paper from the flight lab BBC reports our findings

Welcome to the University of Montana Flight Laboratory

Located at Fort Missoula, at the confluence of the Bitterroot Clark Fork Rivers, the UM Flight Lab sheds light on one of nature’s most profound phenomena: flight.