Abstract:A hump mode flutter which is very sensitive to altitude may be induced by coupling of control surface rotation and its stabilizer bending mode. The results of calculation show that hump mode flutter will exceed structure damping ratio and become the critical flutter when the vertical tail flutter for some aircraft is over a certain altitude,and the peak value of damping ratio rises dramatically with altitude increasing. Three methods are adopted to suppression the altitude hump mode flutter, including decreased 30% stabilizer bending stiffness, added 25% of structure mass, and enhanced 60% or more control surface rotation frequency.