A major factor in the destruction of American Airlines Flight 587 may prove to be something called flutter – one of the most dreaded bugaboos of flight, experts said yesterday. Flutter is a vibration ...

The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed mandating inspections of horizontal stabiliser components on all ...

In order to meet certification requirements ahead of its first delivery, Boeing will lock out the 12,500l (3,300gal) horizontal stabiliser tail fuel tanks on its 747-8 Intercontinental after a flutter ...

The slab tail, or stabilator is a comparatively popular design feature of modern business airplanes. Unlike conventional controls, however, there are no rules nor criteria for flutter prevention for ...

The pressure from society and politics on the aviation industry to develop, build and operate energy-efficient and low-noise aircraft is growing. For future aircraft conceps, T-tails are increasingly ...