Lift and aerodynamic power were calculated for Calliphora and Phormia using assumptions which maximized and minimized the ratio of aerodynamic power to lift.

The ratios of aerodynamic power to lift calculated by these methods, which do not rely on the assumption that steady-state aerodynamics applies to insect flight, are in agreement with results calculated by others using steady-state aerodynamics.

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