Pantala flavescens is a species of dragonfly popularly known as the wandering glider. Pantala flavescens is well-known for its multi-generational annual transoceanic migration between the Indian subcontinent and Africa. They are also accomplished fliers with superior aerodynamic performance. This performance is associated with the complex flowfield around the insect's flapping wing. Although very chaotic, in reality, the flow field is a controlled process actively modulated by the dragonfly. We investigated the influence of contrasting combinations of wing kinematics, executed by a tethered Pantala flavescens, on the flowfield using Schlieren imaging. Velocity fields obtained using Schlieren imaging of the flowfield around the tethered Pantala flavescens flapping in a quiescent medium shows that P. flavescens modulates the momentum jet inclination by executing flap cycles with different combinations of wing kinematic parameters such as the wing phasing, stroke plane inclination, and flapping frequency.
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