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Originally Posted by hank jarrett
I have seen it tear major components off an airframe is as little as two cycles! It looks like a simple overload failure until you look at the high speed films and see that there actually WAS flutter.
The more commonly seen flutter (because the guys that experienced it actually had a chance to survive) is lower amplitude and doesn't diverge as fast.
If you EVER feel anything that feels like flutter the best thing to do (if you have time) is slow down and get on the ground.
Hank
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The discussion and short films regarding flutter are fascinating, informative, and unnerving all at the same time.
Questions then in my mind would be,...
- If an existing design has flown a number of examples, (say at least several hundred), and there has been no indication of such tendencies, then adherence to the original design and prudent rigging practices should likely be enough to stay out of this kind of trouble??
-A prudent initial test flight profile, would likely not be the usual "
once around the patch" type of flights seen so often by homebuilders, in favor of a full power climb to altitude with egress capability and a full preplanned test syllabus?
Clearly much to consider.