EU Researchers Actively Suppress Flutter In Flight Tests

DLR
The P-Flex uncrewed aircraft was designed to have wing characteristics similar to a commercial aircraft.
Credit: DLR
A European research team has demonstrated the suppression of wing flutter in flight using an active control system, potentially paving the way for lighter, more flexible and efficient wings for future aircraft. Under the EU-funded FliPASED project (for Flight Phase Adaptive Aero-Servo-Elastic...
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