Tests show promise of F-16 flutter suppression system

Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Air Force have tested a flutter suppression system on the F-16 that controls oscillations by automatically extending the ailerons when the wings bend. The bending of the limited cycle oscillation, or LCO, induces a side-to-side rolling motion in the cockpit during high...

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