Fig. 8. Lift coefficients CL (A), drag coefficients
CD (B), and pitching moment coefficients about the center
of mass CM (C) for four boxfishes (smooth trunkfish,
buffalo trunkfish, scrawled cowfish and spotted boxfish) positioned at various
pitch angles. In A, CL values for a delta wing of similar
aspect ratio (0.83) to that of the boxfishes are also depicted. Delta wing
data are from Schlichting and Truckenbrodt
(1969), and smooth trunkfish
data are from Bartol et al.
(2003). Positive
CM values indicate a nose-down pitching moment about the
center of mass, whereas negative CM values indicate a
nose-up pitching moment about the center of mass.