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Old 08-19-2002 | 11:54 PM
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TonyF
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Default Wing flutter

A very heavy wing probably means very heavy control surfaces. If the wing is low on torsional strength, that's a perfect set-up for flutter.

It amazes me that we get away with as much as we do considering we have unbalanced control surfaces and somewhat flexible actuators.