GOOD VIBRATIONS

Boeing is flight-testing an active vibration suppression system on the B-1B. The technology reduces structural vibration levels by 79% during takeoff and up to 45% in transonic low-level flight at modal frequencies between 400-500 Hz. AVSS measures airframe vibration using accelerometers and dampens...

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