This is the SB-9, a research glider built by the students of the AKAFLIEG Braunschweig, Germany. The ailerons were deliberately unbalanced to study the effects of flutter. As far as I know, the structure of the glider did not suffer any damage. The second half of the video shows an 'anti-symmetric' oscillation meaning that the fuselage moves opposite to the wing. Watch the T-tail move right while the wave moves through the wing to the left. Great footage!
@unclesara, what about for all those who dont know what aero-elasticity or resonate vortex shedding means. those are big funny words to a lot of people. So i feel there is no need for you to tell this guy what he should or shouldn't label his video as. its not your video so.... just don't "tell this guy what he should label his video cause you feel its not proper terminology for what's actually happening". and this isn't some kind of taunt on youtube lol why nit pick ? its irrelevant.
Wheeeeee~ I'm so high!
Orionisti 1 month ago
eject eject eject
zeppirl 6 months ago
Do the robot.
motokid032 9 months ago
Looks like it was doing a breakdance
suckmywah 10 months ago
lol it made the egypt dance
kiamstyle 10 months ago
He is not resonating, he is flapping wings to gain altitude!
yurion88 1 year ago 18
@yurion88 It is a new DARPA project, how to emulate bird like flap in a real plane :) copying nature to save fuel.
mysticusa 4 months ago
This is the SB-9, a research glider built by the students of the AKAFLIEG Braunschweig, Germany. The ailerons were deliberately unbalanced to study the effects of flutter. As far as I know, the structure of the glider did not suffer any damage. The second half of the video shows an 'anti-symmetric' oscillation meaning that the fuselage moves opposite to the wing. Watch the T-tail move right while the wave moves through the wing to the left. Great footage!
Winchengineer 1 year ago
Call it flutter, resonate aero-elasticity or resonate vortex shedding......just don't call it "When a plane starts resonating"
unclesara 1 year ago
@unclesara, what about for all those who dont know what aero-elasticity or resonate vortex shedding means. those are big funny words to a lot of people. So i feel there is no need for you to tell this guy what he should or shouldn't label his video as. its not your video so.... just don't "tell this guy what he should label his video cause you feel its not proper terminology for what's actually happening". and this isn't some kind of taunt on youtube lol why nit pick ? its irrelevant.
TheMeansardine 1 year ago
@TheMeansardine You are correct....ignorance is bliss.
unclesara 1 year ago
When a plane's wings start to flutter like that, it's actually waving goodbye to you because you are about to die.
winterka100 1 year ago 17
@winterka100 Haha!
RippedWookie 2 months ago
it's trying to fly like a bird lol
sypha0x 1 year ago
somebody needs a new set of underwear...
eldudu74 2 years ago
wtf!!?
that planes' wings were floppy!
kakashi141 5 years ago
rare stuff, thanks.
Crashman2 5 years ago