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Illustration showing how the angle (β) of the wake plane was measured and used to derive instantaneous vertical force (lift, L) and horizontal force (thrust/drag, T/D) from the total instantaneous force (Finst). The bird is flying form left to right and the two grey trails symbolizes the wingtip vortices left behind in the wake.
