“More and more people are embracing General Aviation in the UAE resulting in the need to find creative solutions that enable pilots of aircraft ranging from LSA up to business jets and helicopters to exercise the privileges of their licenses." Source: Yousif Al Hammadi, President of AOPA UAE.
Aerodynamic Flutter
We learned this week that the F-35A model has completed its "wing flutter" test. That sent us to AAIA, which has this explaination of what is Aerodynamic Flutter, and why testing for it is essential when designing an airplane.