NACA TN 4197 FLUTTER VELOCITY ANALYSIS BY JOHN CIPOLLA

INPUT FLUTTER DATA

Root Chord (cr)

12 in

Tip Chord (ct)

2.25 in

Thickness (t)

0.195 in

Semispan (b)

4 in

Shear Modulus (G). Select from Table-1

11,000 ft

Sea level atmospheric pressure (P0)

14.69 psi

FLUTTER COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS

FIN SURFACE AREA
S=

28.50 in^2

FIN ASPECT RATIO (b^2/S)

RATIO OF TIP TO ROOT CHORD (ct/cr)

AR =

0.561

l=

0.188

T=

19.84 F

PRESSURE AT SIMULATION ALTITUDE

9.74 psi

a=

1073.85 ft/sec

U1 =
U2 =
UF =

632673.76
0.393541617
4178.60 ft/sec

MF =

3.891

G
11,627,907 psi
3,909,774 psi

10,000,000 psi

0.098 lb/in^3

0.33

3,759,398 psi

10,200,000 psi

0.0968 lb/in^3

0.33

3,834,586 psi

415,000 psi

0.00506 lb/in^3

0.35

153,704 psi

Basswood

1,460,000 psi

0.0134 lb/in^3

0.35

540,741 psi

Spruce

1,600,000 psi

0.016 lb/in^3

0.35

592,593 psi

Aircraft plywood (Birch)

2,020,000 psi

0.0224 lb/in^3

0.35

748,148 psi

Fir (Douglas)
G10 fiberglass
Cardboard
Paper
1/8 Aircraft Plywood
1/4 Aircraft Plywood
Kevlar
Polystyrene

1,990,000
3,200,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
2,020,000
2,020,000
3,300,000
400,000

psi
psi
psi
psi
psi
psi
psi
psi

0.02
0.066
0.0434
0.0434
0.0224
0.0224
0.052
0.038

lb/in^3
lb/in^3
lb/in^3
lb/in^3
lb/in^3
lb/in^3
lb/in^3
lb/in^3

0.35
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.33

737,037
1,185,185
740,741
740,741
748,148
748,148
1,222,222
150,376

psi
psi
psi
psi
psi
psi
psi
psi

E
10,110,000
11,390,000
7,954,000
2,750,000
4,209,000
7,514,000
11,360,000
8,157,000
7,639,000
6,827,000
500,500

psi
psi
psi
psi
psi
psi
psi
psi
psi
psi
psi

r
0.058
0.072
0.058
0.065
0.053
0.058
0.058
0.054
0.054
0.054
0.043

lb/in^3
lb/in^3
lb/in^3
lb/in^3
lb/in^3
lb/in^3
lb/in^3
lb/in^3
lb/in^3
lb/in^3
lb/in^3

n
0.3
0.32
0.28
0.27
0.32
0.3
0.3
0.32
0.32
0.32
0.35

G
3,888,462
4,314,394
3,107,031
1,082,677
1,594,318
2,890,000
4,369,231
3,089,773
2,893,561
2,585,985
185,370

psi
psi
psi
psi
psi
psi
psi
psi
psi
psi
psi

Aluminum, 6061-T6, 2024-T6

Aluminum, 5052-H32

COMPOSITE MATERIALS
CFRP T300 N5208
BFRP B(4) N5505
CFRP AS H3501
GFRP E-GLASS EPOXY
KFRP KEV-49 EPOXY
CFRTP AS-4 PEEK
CFRP IM6 EPOXY
CFRP T300 FBRT-934 4-MILL
CCRP T300 FBRT-934 13-MILL
CCRP T300 FBRT-934 7-MILL
EPOXY

TEMPERATURE AT SIMULATION ALTITUDE

P=

n
0.29
0.33

E
30,000,000 psi
10,400,000 psi

Balsa

3,770,000 psi

Simulation altitude (h) for max velocity

r
0.286 lb/in^3
0.102 lb/in^3

TABLE-1, SHEAR MODULUS (G)

Steel
Aluminum, 7075-T6

SPEED OF SOUND AT SIMULATION ALTITUDE

THEORETICAL FLUTTER VELOCITY (UF)

THEORETICAL FLUTTER MACH NUMBER (UF/a)

FLUTTER VELOCITY WITH 25% SAFETY FACTOR

UF =
MF =

3,342.88 ft/sec
3.113

See Eqn. 18

INSTRUCTIONS:
Input the six values located in the yellow cells.
Select shear modulus (G) from Table-1, highlighted in the blue cells.
To copy shear modulus (G) click Copy, then Paste Special with Values selected.
The sea level atmospheric pressure (P0) is the standard pressure at sea level.
The simulation altitude (h) is the point of maximum velocity during the flight.
Temperature (T), pressure (P) and speed of sound (a) at the simulation altitude are computed automatically.
Reference NASA web page for atmospheric P, T and a: http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/atmos.html
To avoid flutter it is recommended a 25% safety factor be applied to the theoretical flutter velocity result.
Shear modulus (G) computed using the following relationship: G = E / 2( 1 + n).