Helicopter ground resonance

This one’s for you, Jim. Air & Space has a great article on ground resonance in helicopters. Basically, if you get the blade system to vibrate at just the right frequency, the helicopter tears itself apart. A couple of related videos: here’s one of a US Army Chinook from the rear, and another from the side.

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