Mlesd Swarming in System Design 16sg8 ESD.77 Weimerskirch, H. et al. "Energy saving in flight formation. Nature 413 (18 October2001:697-698 a study of great white pelicans has found that bird flying in formation use up to a fifth less energy than those flying solo( Weimerskirch et al. ⊙ Rania hassan3/2004 Engineering Systems Division -Massachusetts Institute of Technology6 © Rania Hassan 3/2004 Engineering Systems Division - Massachusetts Institute of Technology Swarming in System Design Swarming in System Design A study of great white pelicans has found that birds flying in formation use up to a fifth less energy than those flying solo (Weimerskirch et al.). Weimerskirch, H. et al. "Energy saving in flight formation." Nature 413, (18 October 2001): 697 - 698