Fighting Flutter — Proper hinging can save your plane!

We've all seen and heard it, the sound of control surface flutter. Flutter can be destructive to an airframe, and this problem all boils down to using suitable building techniques. It is absolutely mandatory that the hinges on an aircraft be installed properly. If hinges are not installed correctly, they can bind with one another, making it difficult for the servo to move the control surface. In turn, the servo may not be able to...