Vibrationdata Newsletter, September 2011

The B-52 had about three-fourths of its vertical stabilizer bitten off by 95-mph gusts at 14,300 feet over southern Colorado in 1964.  The crew later made a safe landing. * * * I have posted the September 2011 Newsletter at: http://www.vibrationdata.com/Newsletters/September2011_NL.pdf The topics include: Wake Turbulence Atmospheric Turbulence NOAA Hurricance Hunter Thank you, Tom Irvine

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Aircraft Acoustics & Hard Landings

I have posted a Vibrationdata Newsletter with an aviation theme at: http://www.vibrationdata.com/Newsletters/August2011_NL.pdf The articles include discussions of . . . 1. The XF-84H turboprop aircraft which had supersonic blade tip velocity 2. Aircraft landing shock 3. Turbofan engine buzz-saw noise Please let me know if you have any questions or comments. Thank you, Tom Irvine

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