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Flutter analysis of swept-wing subsonic aircraft with parameter studies of composite wings

Author
Housner, J. M.
Published
Sep 1, 1974.
Physical Description
1 electronic document
Additional Creators
Stein, M.
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Summary
A computer program is presented for the flutter analysis, including the effects of rigid-body roll, pitch, and plunge of swept-wing subsonic aircraft with a flexible fuselage and engines mounted on flexible pylons. The program utilizes a direct flutter solution in which the flutter determinant is derived by using finite differences, and the root locus branches of the determinant are searched for the lowest flutter speed. In addition, a preprocessing subroutine is included which evaluates the variable bending and twisting stiffness properties of the wing by using a laminated, balanced ply, filamentary composite plate theory. The program has been substantiated by comparisons with existing flutter solutions. The program has been applied to parameter studies which examine the effect of filament orientation upon the flutter behavior of wings belonging to the following three classes: wings having different angles of sweep, wings having different mass ratios, and wings having variable skin thicknesses. These studies demonstrated that the program can perform a complete parameter study in one computer run. The program is designed to detect abrupt changes in the lowest flutter speed and mode shape as the parameters are varied.
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
Note
Document ID: 19740024243.
Accession ID: 74N32356.
NASA-TN-D-7539.
L-9260.
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