AE 2301 FLIGHT DYNAMICS

V SEM
QUESTION BANK
PART A
1. Define skin friction drag and pressure drag.
2. What is ISA?
3. What are the conditions required for maximum drag and minimum power?
. !xp"ain the significance of #"oad factor$?
%. What is meant &' #degree of freedom# and how much required for airp"ane?
(. State two conditions for static "ongitudina" sta&i"it' and indicate them with a
p"ot.
). Define ang"e of 'aw and ang"e of sides"ip.
* Wh' do an airp"ane require +ertica" tai"?
,. What is porpoising osci""ation?
1-. !xp"ain #snaking mode#.
11.What causes induced drag
12. Difference &etween stream"ine and &"uff &od'?
13. What is the use of wing"ets?
1. Difference &etween washin and washout?
1%. !xp"ain the aerofoi" nomenc"ature .A/A (3-021-?
1(. 1"ot /" +s 2 cur+e and indicate the effect of aspect ratio on the cur+e?
1*. What is the cause of downwash in an infinite wing?
1).Define parasite drag?
1,. State the conditions for static d'namic sta&i"it' and indicate them with a p"ot.
2- Define e"e+ator power?
PART B
11. Deri+e an expression for +ariation of pressure in the #S34A35S16!4!# region.
12. 5&tain the +a"ues of pressure7 densit' and temperature at % km in ISA.
13. Deri+e the expression for drag po"ar and exp"ain it with a neat p"ot.
1. Draw the power required and power a+ai"a&"e cur+e for a 8et engine and piston engine
and state 'our o&ser+ations.
1%. Deri+e the two equations gi+en &e"ow and represent it graphica""'
D 9 A:
2
; <=:
2
> 1 9 A:
3
; <=:
1(. An aircraft weighing 2% k. has a wing area of )- m
2
and its drag coefficient is
/
D
9 -.-1( ; -.- /
?
2
7 ca"cu"ate the minimum thrust required for straight and
"e+e" f"ight7 and the corresponding true air speed. At sea "e+e" and at 1- km
@A9 -.%)kg=m
3
B. /a"cu"ate a"so the minimum power required and the
corresponding true air speeds at the a&o+e conditions.
1*. !xp"ain the significance of :0n diagram.
1). 5&tain the expression for turn radius and turn rate for pu"" up and pusho+er
maneu+er.
1,. Deri+e the expression for wing contri&ution to static "ongitudina" sta&i"it'7 and
offer 'our comments on this expression.
2-. A wing &od' mode" is tested in a su&sonic wind tunne". 3he "ift is found to &e
Cero at a geometric ang"e of attack 2 9 01.%D . At 2 9 %D the /
?
is measured as
-.%27 the moment coefficient a&out the /E are measured as 0-.-1 and -.-% for
2 9 1 and *.))D respecti+e"'. 3he /.E. is "ocated at -.3% /. /a"cu"ate the
"ocation of the aerod'namic centre and the +a"ue /F.
21.What do 'ou mean &' stick fixed and stick free "ongitudina" static sta&i"it'?
22.!xp"ain a&out stick force gradients.
23 What is aerod'namic &a"ancing? !xp"ain.
2Descri&e Dihedra" effect and ai"eron re+ersa".
2%.Discuss a&out ad+erse 'aw and crosswind "andings
2(Write short notes on G
@iB 5ne !ngine Inoperati+e condition
@iiB Spin reco+er'
@iiiB 4udder "ocks
@i+B S"ip stream rotation of nose mounted prope""ers
2*. @iB H3he statica""' sta&"e aircraft ma' &e d'namica""' sta&"e or unsta&"e. Simi"ar"'
d'namica""' sta&"e aircraft ma' &e statica""' sta&"e or unsta&"eH. Are &oth
statement true? Iustif'.
@iiB Discuss +arious sta&i"it' deri+ati+e#s re"e+ant to "atera" d'namics.
2) Write short notes onG
@iB Autorotation
@iiB Dutch ro""
@iiiB Spira" di+ergence
2, Show that for a prope""er dri+en airp"ane the maximum rate of c"im& is
gi+en &'
( )
max
2
1
max
=
1%% . 1 2
D L S
W
C
K
W
P
C
R
O
D
p

,
_

,
_

3-. Show that e"e+ator ang"e for trim is gi+en &'G

31. <ased on the strip theor' deri+e an expression for Ai"eron contro" power?
32. A 8et aircraft with a wing "oading 2. k.=m
2
and mass of %-- kg has a maximum
thrust of 3- k. at sea "e+e". If the drag coefficient at a speed of %- km=hr is -.-. What
wi"" &e the maximum possi&"e c"im& and the greatest c"im& ang"e
33. Deri+e an expression for maximum prope""er "oad factor and minimum turn radius
3. Sketch an airp"ane in "anding phase and o&tain expressions for the approach distance7
f"are distance and ground ro"".
3%. An airp"ane is f"'ing straight and "e+e" at a speed : which is Jn$ timer the
minimum power speed :mp. Show that
n
n
P
P

min
+

3(. In straight and "e+e" show that the minimum +a"ue of the ratio
D
L
C
C
2
3
is gi+en &'

3
3
1
-
3

1
1
1
1
]
1

D
kC
3*. Kor an aircraft in straight and "e+e" f"ight at a speed of JF$ deri+e the minimum
drag speed. Show that
,
_

+
2
2 min
1
2 m
m
D
D
where D is drag of the aircraft.
3). An airp"ane in straight and "e+e" f"ight7 show that the +e"ocit' corresponding to
minimum power condition is -.*( timer the +e"ocit' corresponding to minimum
thrust required condition
3,. What are the +arious requirement of rudder?
-. !xp"ain
@iB 4u&&er "ock and Dorsa" fin.
@iiB 4u&&er fixed directiona" static sta&i"it'.