SAE Aero Design 2007 - Flutter
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@dalebu2 it tried to act like a butterfly and failed
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wind excited a normal mode of vibration i guess...
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lol
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Wow!
Great example of positive feedback and harmonic oscillation!
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;'P
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Luckily, no passengers were killed in the incident.
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The airplane's wings started to vibrate violently until the airplane was ripped apart from the vibrations.
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I don't quite understand flutter what did actually happen?
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wing spar = epic FAIL ;)
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Lol that's what you get for slapping a powerful engine on a weak airframe and fly at low altitude. Did anyone find out what the topspeed was for that plane before it broke?
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Spectacular demonstration of flutter.
imbok 4 years ago 16
This is a yearly competition held by SAE International for engineering students. This plane is from Wright State University. Yes it did earn the award for best crash but it also won the competition (the backup airplane did) because it carried the highest weight ratio of payload. This airplane was made by myself and 3 friends.
w107sjp 4 years ago 15