Studies in Nonlinear Aeroelasticity

The great bulk of the literature on aeroelasticity is devoted to linear models. The­ oretical work relies heavily on linear mathematical concepts, and experimental results are commonly interpreted by assuming that the physical model behaves in a linear manner. Nevertheless, significant work has been done in nonlinear aero­ elasticity, and one may expect this trend to accelerate for several reasons: our ability to compute has increased at an astonishing rate; as linear concepts have been ass...