10AE62 - Aircraft Performance PDF
10AE62 - Aircraft Performance PDF
10AE62 - Aircraft Performance PDF
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.ecE ( . ) a. Draw a force diagram of an airplane in flight and derive the equationsof motion with
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b. Derive the expression for power required and obtain the condition for power required
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minimum and plot the variationzero-lift-powerrequired,lift-inducedpower requiredand net
power required. (06Marks)
c. A single enginedpropellsrdriven airplanehaving the following characteristics:
b : 1 0 . 9 1 mS; : I 6 . 1 6 r f; W : l 3 4 0 k g e
; : 0 . 8 ;c D o : 0 . 0 2 2 .
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Calculatethe thrust requiredat sealevel at flight velocity of l0V m/sec. (06Marks)
bs a. Draw a force dia gram of an airplanein a steadyclimbing flight and derive the expression
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:: for rate of climb and also from analytical approach,obtain the expressionsfor maximum
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o-i climb angle and velocity of the maximum climb angle. (10Marks)
?,Y b. Briefly explain with relevantgraphs,what is meantby 'absoluteceiling' and serviceceiling
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olt of an airplane. (04 Marks)
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c. An airplanepoweredby aturbojetengineweighs180,000 N, hasa wing areaof 50m2and
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xa the drag polar is Cn : 0.016+ 0.048C1'.At sealevela rate of climb of 1200n/minis
ibo obtainedat a speedof l50m/min.Calculatethe rate of climb at the samespeedwhen a
rocketmotorgivingan additionalthrustof 10,000Nis fittedto the airplane. (06Marks)
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L,< a. Obtainthe expression
for V,., , and Y,^ ,., ir rerms f+.'), K, Cnoand p* and
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PART - B
5a. From the quantitative formulation derive the generic expressionfor enduranceand also
obtain the endurance expression for a jet engine propelled airplane and discuss the
parametersfor maximizingthe endurance. (08 Marks)
b. Estimate the endurancefor an airplaneflying at sealevelwith a velocity of 165 m/sec.The
gross weight is 33142 kg, usable fuel weight is 3393kg and the thrust specific fuel
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consumption is 1.917 * l0-n/sec. other airplane characteristicsare : K : 0.08,
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S 88.3m'. (07Marks)
c . Discussthe effectsof 'headwind' and tail wind on the airplanerangeand enduran.tia
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6a. Describe the various phasesof take-off flight and derive the expressionto estimatethe
take-off ground roll distanceof an airplane and also discusson the various methods to
reducethe take-off distance. (12Marks)
b. Estimatelift-off groundroll distanceo1'airplanehaving the following characteristics:
p . : 0 . 0 2 ; C . , n u=* 1 . 0 ; b : 1 6 . 1 9 m ;W : 8 0 0 0 k g . D e n s i t ya t s e a l e v e: 1
l .225 kg/m3,
s :28m2; v:250 kmph andusingheightabovethe groundis 1.83m. (08Marks)
7a. Describe the various phasesof landing flight and derive the expressionsfor estimating
approachdistanceand flame distance. (12Marks)
b. Estimate the landing ground roll of lr irirnlane at SI- '"a,'ith
nr: thrust ier,ei'sai.iiowever,
spoiiersare used suchthat L - 0. The spoilersincreasethe zero lift drag coeficient by l0%.
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The fuel tanks are empty, so neglect the weight of any fuel carried the airplane. The
maximumlift coefficientis 2.5.Theothercharacteristics
are:
3 ; S :2 9 .5 5 m2tCoo:0.02; F,: 0"4.
W : 5 6 0 1 .6kg (08 Marks)
8 a. Derivetheexpressions
for thefollowingmaneuvers:
i) Levelturn
ii) Pull-up and
iii) Pull-down
And also obtainthe expressionsfor rn'u*in level turn. (12Marks)
Define load factor. What are its valuesin i) level flight; ii) free tall; iii) in a turn radius of
200m at a speedof 100m/secand iv) at the bottom of a loop of radius 200m at a speedof
100 m/sec. (08Marks)
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