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Old September 13th 05, 02:30 AM
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"Montblack" wrote:

("Morgans" wrote)
If you want to see what flutter is, look he
http://www.dg-download.de/Videos/dg-300-flatterversuch.mpg


Ooooohh, THAT looks VERY scary! I had never seen such large amplitude
flutter before. I had always seen small buzzing types of flutter. I hope
I
never see either kind, except in a video.



...when those new piezoelectric wings short circuit. g

BTW, if flutter happens what do you glider pilots do:
Nose up?
Nose down?
Start speaking German?


Montblack


Bail out! Catastrophic flutter can occur and destroy the structure in
less than 2 seconds.