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. 2014 Feb 6;11(91):20130921. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2013.0921

Table 2.

Eigenvalues characterizing the longitudinal natural modes of motion of H. lineata predicted by the theoretical flight dynamics model.

slow, unstable oscillatory mode fast, stable monotonic mode slow, stable monotonic mode
eigenvalue 7.72±16.38i –19.92 –2.37
time to half/double (wingbeats) 3.7 1.4 12.0
frequency (Hz) 2.6