should be always greater than at least . a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 10.Which control surface may be operated to balance the pitching moment of an aircraft? a. Flaps b. Rudder c. Elevator d. Any one of the above 11.During straight level flight flying at maximum angle of attack, if velocity increased twice then lift will increase by... a. Twice b. Four times c. Lift is not related to velocity d. None of these 12.Minimum velocity of aircraft during straight level flight at constant altitude is limited by a. Maximum Coefficient of drag b. Maximum Coefficient of lift c. None of these 13. Maximum velocity of an aircraft during straight level flight is limited by a. Critical mach no b. Structural strength c. Wing load factor d. All the above 14.. stability means the disturbed aircraft tends to recover its attitude. a. Positive b. Stable c. Both (a) and (b) d. None of these 15.Dynamic stability of aircraft is related to a. Time of recovery b. Position and attitude of aircraft c. Weight balance d. Steadiness of aircraft 16.Stability of an aircraft related to its rolling motion is known as the .. a. Longitudinal stability b. Directional stability c. Lateral stability d. None of these
1. The chord line of a wing is a line that
runs from. a. The centre of the leading edge of the wing to the trailing edge. b. Half way between the upper and lower surface of the wing. c. One wing tip to the other wing tip. 2. In the formula for lift for a wing, L=1/2CL d V2 S, V indicates a. Density of air b. Area of the wing c. Velocity of air d. Coefficient of the lift 3. Load factor is defined as the ratio of the .. to .. a. Lift, weight b. Weight, lift c. Trust , drag d. Drag, thrust 4. During the turning flight lift is always .. than the weight of aircraft a. Less b. Greater c. Equal d. None of these 5. During the gliding flight lift is than weight. a. Less b. Greater c. Equal d. None of these 6. Service ceiling is an altitude at which aircraft can fly with
a. prescribed value of thrust
b. prescribed value of power available c. prescribed value of rate of climb d. prescribed value of drag minimum 7. As altitude of aircraft increases its power required is a. decrease b. increases c. remains constant d. none of these 8. As altitude of aircraft increases its thrust required is a. decrease b. increases c. remains constant d. none of these
17.Stability of an aircraft related to its
pitching moment is known as the .. a. Longitudinal stability b. Directional stability c. Lateral stability d. None of these 18.Stability of an aircraft related to its yawing moment is known as the .. a. Longitudinal stability b. Directional stability c. Lateral stability d. None of these 19.During landing of aircraft on ground it is statically unstable along. a. Longitudinal stability b. Directional stability c. Lateral stability d. None of these 20.Dutch roll is small amount of oscillations around a. Longitudinal axis b. Lateral axis c. Both (a) and (b) d. None of these 21.If the density of the air is increased, the lift will. a. Remain the same. b. Increase. c. Decrease. d. Only (a) is correct. 22.If the velocity of the air is increased, the lift will. a. Remain the same. b. Increase. c. Decrease. d. Only (a) is correct. 23.If the area of the wing is increased, the lift will. a. Remain the same. b. Increase. c. Decrease. 30.The temperature remains constant in a. Troposphere. b. Stratosphere. c. Mesosphere. d. Both a and b
d. Only (a) is correct.
24.All the factors that affect the lift produced by an aerofoil are. a. Angle of attack, velocity, wing area, aerofoil shape, air density. b. Angle of attack, air temperature, velocity, wing area. c. Angle of attack, air density, velocity, wing area. d. All of the above. 25.The stagnation point on an aerofoil is the point where. a. The boundary layer changes from laminar to turbulent. b. The suction pressure reaches a maximum. c. The airflow is brought completely to rest on the leading edge. d. None of the above. 26.Aspect ratio is given by the formula. a. Mean Chord / Span. b. Span / chord. c. Span2 / Mean Chord. d. Span / Area. 27.An aspect ratio of 8 means. a. Mean chord is 8 times the span. b. The span is 8 times the chord. c. The area is 8 times the span. d. None of the above. 28.Aspect ratio of a wing is defined as the ratio of the a. Wingspan to the chord. b. Wingspan to the wing root. c. Square of the chord to the wingspan. d. The mean chord to wingspan. 29.t/c ratio is defined as the ratio of the a. Wingspan to the chord. b. Wingspan to the wing root. c. Square of the chord to the wingspan. d. Thickness to chord. c. 1.98C / 1000 m d. 1.98F/ 1000 ft 32.The standard sea level pressure is a. 14.7 psi b. 29.92 psi c. 76 mm of Hg d. 1 bar
31.The temperature lapse rate in
troposphere is a. 6.557C/ 1000 ft b. 6.557C/ 1000m
33.The standard sea level temperature is
2
a. b. c. d.
15 C 59 C 59 K aor c
1. Explain the working of altimeter in brief
with rough diagram. 2. Give the aircraft classifications in details (basic and for land planes) 3. State and explain KUTTA Condition. 4. Draw a diagram for pitot static tube and explain about it. 5. Draw the diagram showing different layers of atmosphere and explain it. 6. Draw V-N diagram and explain it 7. Define terms a. Mach no b. Static stability c. Dutch roll d. Critical mach no.
34.Tip to tip length of the wing is called
a. Lateral axis b. Dihedral c. Span d. a or c 35.Angular displacement about longitudinal axis is called a. Pitching b. Yawing c. Rolling d. Side slipping SUBJECTIVE QUESTIONS (solve any six questions, each carry 5 marks)