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Class : Subject Code &Title: Part- A 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Define drag polar.

B.E/B.TECH DEGREE EXAMINATION Internal ReTest 1 V Sem B.E (Aeronautical) 080180020 & Aircraft Performance Answer all the questions

Date : 23.09.2012 Time : 90 Mins Marks 50 5x2=10 Marks

Mention the significance of lift to drag ratio. Minimum angle of glide is the best angle for descent true or false Why? In a propeller driven aircraft , the minimum velocity depends on the power available . Give reasons. A Jet aircraft can fly at higher altitude than the propeller aircraft.Why ? Part- B Answer the folllowing 2x16=32 Marks (16)

6 A).

An airplane weighing 100 kN is powered by an engine producing 20 kN of thrust under sea level conditions. If the wing area be 25 Calculate a) Stalling speeed at sea level =1.2256 b) ( )min,(

and 10 km altitude =0.413

)min,

, Velocity at minimum drag and velocity at

minimum power under sae level conditions c) Maximum and minimum speed in steady level flight =1.5; =0.016+0.064 (OR) 6B). A piston engined airplane has the follwing charcteristics =0.022+.055 , =1.6, W=11kN,S=11.9 . Obtain the maximum and minimum speeds in level flight at an altitude of 3 km (=0.909 efficiency is 83% 7A).
a)

assuming the engine power is 103 kN and propeller

Airplane weighing 180 kN has a wing area of 45 and drag polar given by =0.017+0.05 .obtain the thrust required and power required for a rate of

(16)

) climb of 35 at a speed of 150 at 3 Km altitude ( b) Derive an expression for the optimum rate of climb for a jet engine. (OR)

7B).

a) For the above problem 7A)a), obtain the rate of climb at 120 at sea level if the thrust available is 45 kN. b) Derive an expression for the optimum rate of climb for the propeller engine Part- C Compulsory Question 1x8=8 Marks (8)

8.

Explain the methods of transonic drag reduction measures for an aircraft.