Doggzilla
Well-Known Member
Ok, so a while back I read something about how the B-52 uses its engines as counterweight to stop fluttering and to eliminate the need for weight on the leading edge of the wing. We have also discussed how a freewing requires weight on the front end in order to be balanced, as well as how controls require counterweights. We also know that it can be complicated to reduce vibration in a vehicle that doesnt have all the vibration dampening of an automobile.
That said, perhaps it would be productive to research using the mass of the engine to damper the flutter of freewings and controls, and use the freewing or control surfaces to dampen vibration in the engine...
It sounds complicated, it would be rather simple to connect them using a pair of bell cranks.
I know its a bit more complicated than that, but it seems as if using the air to dampen vibration could reduce complexity or increase reliability, while the components being effected would be easily inspected and repaired, unlike the inside of an engine...
Just a thought, nothing I can really do myself.
That said, perhaps it would be productive to research using the mass of the engine to damper the flutter of freewings and controls, and use the freewing or control surfaces to dampen vibration in the engine...
It sounds complicated, it would be rather simple to connect them using a pair of bell cranks.
I know its a bit more complicated than that, but it seems as if using the air to dampen vibration could reduce complexity or increase reliability, while the components being effected would be easily inspected and repaired, unlike the inside of an engine...
Just a thought, nothing I can really do myself.
