Assignment – 2 (Flight Mechanics)

Q1 An aircraft of gross weight 75000 N and fuel weight 22300N having wing area
340m2 is flying at 5000m where density is 7.3643 kg/m3 and thrust specific fuel
consumption is 1.720×10-4 and maximum (cl1/2/cd)=24 and max(cl/cd)=15 , Find
range and endurance of the jet aircraft?

Q2 For maximum range of a glider which of the following condition is true?

A) L/D ratio is minimum

B) L/D ratio is maximum
C) L/D ratio is zero
D) Does not depend on L/D ratio

Q3 an aircraft decent at 15 degrees and weight of aircraft is 10000N and

coefficient of lift 0.25 and wing loading of 500N/m2 consider free stream density
as 0.8 kg/m3 calculate the equilibrium glide speed?

Q4 For maximum range of a jet aircraft which of the following are true?

A) (Tr/v)maximum and (cl1/2/cd) is minimum

B) (Tr/v)minimum and (cl1/2/cd) is zero
C) Does not depends on (Tr/v)minimum
D) (Tr/v)minimum and (cl1/2/cd) is maximum

Q5 An aircraft of mass 3000kg in straight and level flight at a constant of 150m/s

has available excess power 1.0×106 the steady rate of climb it can attain at that
speed is in m/sec?

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Q6 For maximum endurance of a jet aircraft which of the following are true?

A) (Tr)maximum and (L/D) is minimum

B) (Tr)minimum and (L/D) is minimum
C) (Tr)minimum and (L/D) is maximum
D) (Tr)maximum and (L/D) is maximum

Q7 A propeller engine aircraft flying at sea-level at a velocity of 80m/s and having

weight of 14000N and cl is 0.65 and cD = 0.025+0.04cl2 and power available is
101000 j/sec , the rate of climb possible for this aircraft under the given conditions
in m/s is ?

Q8 For maximum range of a propeller aircraft which of the following are true?

A) (Pr/v)maximum and (L/D) is maximum

B) (Pr/v)minimum and (L/D) is minimum
C) (Pr/v)minimum and (L/D) is maximum
D) (Pr/v)maximum and (L/D) is minimum

Q9 An aircraft has a steady rate of climb of 300m/s at sea-level and 150m/s at

2500m altitude. The time taken in sec for the aircraft to climb from 500m altitude
to 3000m attitude?

A)14sec B) 20sec C)30 sec D)10sec

Q9 For maximum endurance of a propeller aircraft which of the following are true?

A) (Pr)maximum and (cl3/2/cd) is maximum

B) (Pr)minimum and (cl3/2/cd) is minimum
C) (Pr)maximum and (cl3/2/cd) is minimum
D) (Pr)minimum and (cl3/2/cd) is maximum

Q10 A glider weighing 3300n is flying at 1000m above sea-level. The wing area is
14.1m2 and the air density is 1.23kg/m3 under zero wind conditions the velocity for
maximum range is?

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 A) 25 m/s B) 21 m/s C) 22 m/s D) 27 m/s

Q11 For maximum range of a propeller aircraft which of the following are true?

A) Largest possible propeller efficiency

B) The lowest possible specific fuel consumption
C) Largest fuel weight
D) All the above

Q12 For maximum endurance of a propeller aircraft which of the following are
true?

A) The highest propeller efficiency

B) Lowest specific fuel consumption
C) Fly at high altitude
D) none

Q13 An aircraft A flying at Mach 1.85 at an altitude of 15240m and another

aircraft b is flying at Mach no 1.3 and at an altitude of 9100m calculate the energy
height of both aircrafts and tell which aircraft is having more advantage of high
rate of climb?

Q14 which of the statements are true for a jet aircraft and propeller driven aircraft?

A) Range for tail wind is lower than that of no wind

B) Range for tail wind is equal to that of no wind
C) Range for tail wind is greater than that of no wind
D) Range for no wind is greater than that of range for head wind

Q15 Find the lift off distance of an jet aircraft flying at sea-level rolling coefficient
0.10 and cl max during ground roll is 1.12, when airplane is on ground the wings
are 1.72m above ground, wing span 17.25m gross weight of 92121N and wing area
30.25 m2, Thrust is 33250N and zero lift drag is 0.03 and osward efficiency factor
e is 0.81 and aspect ratio 9.91.

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