Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 00:31:31 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from siaag2af.compuserve.com ([149.174.40.136] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0.5) with ESMTP id 1991766 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 17 Jan 2003 21:38:46 -0500 Received: (from mailgate@localhost) by siaag2af.compuserve.com (8.9.3/8.9.3/SUN-1.18) id VAA18797 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 17 Jan 2003 21:38:45 -0500 (EST) X-Original-Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 21:34:21 -0500 From: James Frantz Subject: Tail Flutter history X-Original-Sender: James Frantz X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" X-Original-Message-ID: <200301172134_MC3-1-2552-F392@compuserve.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Although there has been much discussion about flutter and the need for flutter analysis, to my knowledge the only reported flutter occurred on a= 235 with a big engine and going over Vne. The pilot lived to flutter a second time. The fix was an additional bulkhead in the empenage. The whole story is written up in the Lancair Network News, look in the arcives under flutter. For the entire Lancair family of aircraft if you f= ly below Vne, you should not have a flutter problem and the history proves i= t. James B. Frantz Proprietary Software Systems, Inc. = www.angle-of-attack.com LFrantz@compuserve.com (952) 474-4154