A device for suspending a store from a support such as an aircraft wing and more specifically for increasing the flutter speed of an aircraft flying with attached store and reducing the sensitivity of flutter to changes in the pitch inertia and center of gravity location of the store is described. It comprises softspring where the store pitch mode is decoupled from support modes and a low frequency active control mechanism which maintains store alignment. A pneumatic suspension system both isolates the store in pitch and, under conditions of changing mean load, aligns the store with the wing to which it is attached.


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    Title :

    Decoupler Pylon: Wing/Store Flutter Suppressor


    Contributors:
    W. H. Reed (author)

    Publication date :

    1980


    Size :

    9 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English