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Old 11-16-2008 | 05:16 PM
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Default RE: Flutter

ORIGINAL: JimCasey


Somebody mentioned balancing. Balancing doesn't stiffen the mechanism, it just changes the phase relationship of the flutter so it tends to be self-cancelling. However, going to the trouble of balancing the control surfaces on a SPAD is a little like the proverbial polishing of a tu... -er, you know.
That's me. And I admit ignorance as to what the hell a SPAZ is. If it's some kind of flexible thingy, then I agree. Balancing ailerons would not help fix the flexible aileron. Carbon veil will

Matt Kebabjian