New US Army tiltrotor testbed will help tackle whirl flutter
New US Army tiltrotor testbed will help tackle whirl flutter 10 December 2020 by Pat Host A new tiltrotor testbed that the US Army recently finished building will help the service tackle the dangerous whirl flutter phenomenon found in tiltrotors. The TiltRotor Aeroelastic Stability Testbed (TRAST), which the US Army started developing in 2016, will help researchers develop state-of-the-art analysis software that opens the possibilities for new tiltrotor designs, according to a 7 December service statement. The TRAST is a semi-span, wall-mounted model with a rotor system loosely based on the B...
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