X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com X-SpamCatcher-Score: 2 [X] Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 20:18:17 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vms044pub.verizon.net ([206.46.252.44] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.7) with ESMTP id 1926908 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 17 Mar 2007 19:28:37 -0400 Received: from jacky0da39824a ([71.117.161.63]) by vms044.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0JF200D3FMJN3RX9@vms044.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 17 Mar 2007 18:28:38 -0500 (CDT) X-Original-Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 16:28:26 -0700 From: "Tom Gourley" Subject: Re: [LML] Aileron Flutter X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Reply-to: "Tom Gourley" X-Original-Message-id: <001501c768eb$f757d400$660610ac@jacky0da39824a> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0012_01C768B1.4A4626C0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal References: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C768B1.4A4626C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable "I'm flying around today and I looked out the cockpit and I noticed my = right aileron fluttering." Is it flutter, or vibration? Isn't flutter the result of flight = surfaces responding to aerodynamic loads? And isn't it usually = destructive? Vibration is simply mechanical and, while it could = eventually cause problems due to wear and fatigue, it's not destructive = like flutter. A recent Kitplanes had a good article on flutter. Tom Gourley ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C768B1.4A4626C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
"I'm flying around today and I = looked out=20 the cockpit and I noticed my right aileron = fluttering."
 
Is it flutter, or vibration?  = Isn't flutter=20 the result of flight surfaces responding to aerodynamic = loads?  And=20 isn't it usually destructive?  Vibration is simply mechanical and, = while it=20 could eventually cause problems due to wear and fatigue, it's not = destructive=20 like flutter.  A recent Kitplanes had a good article on=20 flutter.
 
Tom Gourley
 
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