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Flutter: the Seemingly Innocent Concept That Can Still Kill a Program
February 13, 2010
Benign though it may sound, 'flutter' is an aircraft designer's nightmare and one of the reasons it's up so early in the Boeing 787 order of flight certification issues to treat. Without unnecessarily going into the technical detail, flutter trials are the most important early element of any new program and as such, the 787 has already reached its first major milestone. All it has to do now is pass the tests, and supply chains worldwide will be holding their breath until it does...