Gulfstream Aerospace has announced the Gulfstream G500 has completed flutter testing. The first G500 test aircraft, T1, performed the tests over the course of more than 50 flights. “The G500 has ...
Boeing T-7A tail number 7002, the first to be delivered to the USAF, taking off from St Louis Lambert International Airport, Missouri, co-located with Boeing's factory. (Boeing/Eric Shindelbower) The ...
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Weight and flutter

Last month I made a reference to weight being The Enemy of aircraft, and for the most part that is true. I also mentioned the potential for a forward cg condition if, for instance, a heavier engine or ...
PATUXENT RIVER, Md., Aug. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy is beginning loads testing of the P-8A Poseidon aircraft following completion of vibration tests on the Boeing-made aircraft. The Naval Air Systems ...
Gulfstream’s G500 has completed flutter testing, the culmination of 50 hr. of testing. Three flight-test aircraft have flown more than 430 hr. in more than 105 flights. The flight-test program began ...