As Boeing’s 787 illustrates, airliner wings are more slender than they used to be. But as wings get slimmer in pursuit of lower drag and lighter weight, flutter becomes a greater concern. Flutter is ...
LOS ANGELES — Researchers are installing the first set of flexible wings on the X-56A Multi-Utility Technology Testbed (MUTT) to prepare for flight tests designed to probe to the edge, and beyond, of ...
A team of international researchers has succeeded in overcoming one of the greatest challenges in aviation. They have actively suppressed the dreaded phenomenon of flutter with a sophisticated control ...