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Old 09-30-2008 | 12:55 AM
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Default RE: what causes flutter?

Yeah, that is a very scary sound on a large or fast model. I saw a 35% flutter off a wing on a maiden flight. One of the most terrifying things I have ever seen as it happened on a pass right down the runway. The whole wing fluttered, snapped the wing tube, total loss. The pilot you mentioned was very lucky to have a plane after the flutter.