What is the average air speed velocity of an African unlaiden swallow?

Answer 1

It depends on whether you are talking about an African or European swallow.

The airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow is roughly 11 meters per second, or 24 miles per hour*, beating its wings 7-9 times per second (rather than 43). But please note that a 5 ounce bird cannot carry a one pound coconut.

*Based upon published species-wide averages of wing length and body mass, initial Strouhal estimates based on those averages and cross-species comparisons, the Lund wind tunnel study of birds flying at a range of speeds, and revised Strouhal numbers based on that study gives an estimate that the average cruising airspeed velocity of an unladen European Swallow is roughly 11 meters per second, or 24 miles per hour.

Answer 2

Ah, a wonderful question, no doubt from monti python ik den holi grale.

Put simply, if it is a european swallow it will be 7,299 km per sq foot. If it is an african swallow it will be 201,836,463,383,900 km per sq foot.

Answer 3

African or European? just kidding, it is 12.2 feet per second

Answer 4

I don't understand what you mean. African or European swallows?

Answer 5

African or European?

Answer 6

Where did you get the coconuts?

Answer 7

10 meters per second.

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