The response of a rotating Rayleigh beam subjected to an axially accel
erated distributed surface line load is studied. Clamped-clamped, clam
ped-pinned, and clamped-free support conditions and four types of load
velocity profiles are treated. Galerkin's method is used to suppress
spatial dependence in the equations of motion; the resulting time depe
ndent equations are numerically integrated. Results are presented for
the beam displacement in the direction of the load and the gyroscopica
lly induced transverse component. The effects of load speed, beam rota
tional speed, and geometry are studied, the potential for control of t
he beam vibrations by adjustment of the load velocity profile is discu
ssed.