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What role does optimizing stiffness and mass distribution play in aircraft design?
What role does optimizing stiffness and mass distribution play in aircraft design?
It plays a crucial role in shaping the aircraft's response to aerodynamic forces.
How do active control systems help in mitigating aeroelastic issues?
How do active control systems help in mitigating aeroelastic issues?
They can dynamically adjust control surfaces to suppress flutter and other instabilities.
Name one component, besides wings, that designers optimize in aircraft structural design.
Name one component, besides wings, that designers optimize in aircraft structural design.
Fuselage
What is the purpose of computational modeling in aircraft design?
What is the purpose of computational modeling in aircraft design?
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What do sensors and actuators do in advanced aircraft?
What do sensors and actuators do in advanced aircraft?
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