Stanford engineers put a damper on 'aeroelastic flutter'
Friday, March 25, 2011 - 11:03
in Mathematics & Economics
(PhysOrg.com) -- Anyone who has ever flown knows the feeling: an otherwise smooth flight gets a little choppy. If you are lucky, the plane skips a few times like a rock across a pond and then settles. For the not-so-lucky, the captain has turned on that seatbelt sign for a reason, but even the worst turbulence usually fades.