In autumn 2024 and May 2025, the Institute of Aeroelasticity had the opportunities to conduct a ground vibration test on two flying wing gliders. As similar as the aircraft are in terms of their ...

Boeing engineer Pio Fitzgerald sat keenly alert in the cockpit of a 747-8 jumbo jet as veteran test pilot Jerry Whites maneuvered the plane at 31,000 feet to start the wingtips fluttering. This ...

European researchers have used scaled aircraft demonstrators to test new concepts for lighter, larger-span wings intended to avert flutter problems. The ground vibration tests were conducted at a ...

Our annual supplement on local health and wellness services and issues can be found inside today’s paper. It was pretty alarming, watching the heart monitor trace a crazy series of bumps and dips ...