As Boeing’s 787 illustrates, airliner wings are more slender than they used to be. But as wings get slimmer in pursuit of lower drag and lighter weight, flutter becomes a greater concern. Flutter is ...

The future of commercial aircraft will probably include long, thin, flexible wings that reduce weight and drag for extra efficiency and ride comfort. NASA and Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works division ...

NASA has actively suppressed flutter of a flexible wing in flight, potentially paving the way for lighter, lower-drag wings on future fuel-efficient aircraft. The feat was demonstrated on flights of ...

Flutter kills. When a vibration, usually in an aircraft's wing or tail, matches the natural frequency of that structure, the results of that "flutter" can be catastrophic. If the vibration isn't ...