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PART B
1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of monoplanes compared to biplanes?
2. Explain why swept back wing concept has been developed.
3. Discuss the advantages of carry through structures connecting cantilever wings.
4. Describe a Ramjet engine and compare its working principle with SCRAMJET
and turbojet engines.
5. Describe the major components of an aeroplane with a neat sketch and explain
their functions.
6. Enumerate the basic instruments used for flying.
7. Describe the flight instruments measuring ATTITUDE of an aircraft.
8. Discuss the temperature variation with altitude of standard atmosphere and
classify the atmospheric layers.
9. Derive the expressions relating the standard atmosphere values of pressure,
density and temperature at any altitude in the troposphere with that of sea level
values.
10. Describe an airfoil and explain its nomenclature.
11. Define center of pressure, coefficient of pressure and Mach number.
12. Express lift and drag of an airfoil in terms of normal and axial forces.
13. Explain how aeroplane wings are constructed and indicate the choice of materials
for the main components.
14. Write a short note on composite materials and their applications to aircraft
Construction.
15. Discuss briefly the choice of material for aircraft engine components.
16. Discuss the need for Alcladaluminumalloys for aircraft structures.
17. With a neat sketch explain the principle of operation of a turbo prop engine.
18. What is a cryogenic rocket engine? Explain
19. Explain in detail:
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26. Describe with a neat diagram, a basic hydraulic system with hand pump.
27. Describe the operation of turbojet engine with a neat diagram.
28. (i) State and classifications of rocket engines.
(ii) State the advantages and disadvantages of liquid propellants rocket engine
over other types.
29. Explain the operation of a solid of a solid propellant rocket motor with a neat
diagram.
30. Create new airfoil profiles, new fuselage designs, gas turbine engine powered
propulsion system and flight control systems.
31. (i) Discuss the classification of flight vehicles. Mention the criteria for
classification.
(ii) What are the salient features of monologue construction of an airplane
structure?
32. (i) Name any two basic instruments for flying. With illustrations explain their
operating principle.
(ii) With neat sketch, explain the construction of a typical aircraft wing. Show
allthe structural components of wing construction and mention the types of
loads/stresses experienced by the structural members.
33. (i) What is international standard atmosphere? How are the various regions of
atmosphere classified?
(ii) With neat illustration, describe how lift and drag are produced, when an
airfoil is placed in a uniform air flow.
34. (i) Explain how pressure, temperature and altitude are related in the
mathematical Representation of atmospheric property variations with altitude.
(ii) Draw a typical sketch of an airfoil and identify the important terminology
with respect to its geometrical features. Draw any two NACA airfoils and
35. Explain their nomenclature.
(i) Bring out the essential differences between piston type engines and jet
engines for aircraft propulsion.
(ii) What are the applications of rockets? How are they classified?
36. (i) Explain how a propeller produces thrust for aircraft propulsion.
(ii) What are the merits and limitations of turbojet engines?