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Old 03-04-2003 | 03:03 AM
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Default Hinge positions to reduce flutter

I have a question I was wondering about.

Friend of mine said that to reduce the chances of flutter in a given control surface, let's say the ailerons, that some of the hinges should be spaced differently apart.

In my 35% Extra I spaced the 2 tip most hinges about twice the normal distance between the hinges of the rest. So in other words I did this:
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My thoughts and his were similar, the different connecting points between wing and aileron would act as a tuning fork or such, dampening any oscillations.

Obviously this isn't the most techincal way to put it, but does this strategy yield any results?