2.5.1.
A circular pipe, 100 ft long, gradually tapers
from 3 ft in diameter at one end to 2 ft in diameter
at the other. Fluid is flowing from the bigger toward
the smaller end. What is the rate of increase in
velocity at the entrance if the velocity there is 80 ft
per sec?
2.6.1. A horizontal pipe, 1 ft in diameter, tapers
gradually to 8 in. in diameter. If the flow is 500 cu ft
of water per minute, what is the difference between
the pressures at the two sections?
2.6.2. Water flows through n horizontal pipe at a
velocity of 50 ft per sec. Owing to the pipe gradually
expanding to a larger size, the velocity decreases to
35 ft per sec. What is the difference between the
pressures at two points, one in each size of pipe?
2.6.3. The diameter of a horizontal tube is 4 in., in
which tetrabromoethane (spec. grav.: 3.0) is flowing
at the rate of 0.50 cu ft per sec. The pressure is 30 Ib
per sq in. (gage). If the tube gradually decreases to 3
in. in diameter, what is the pressure there?
2.6.4. Alcohol (spec. grav.: 0.80) is flowing through a
horizontal pipe, which is 10 in. in diameter, with a
velocity of 40 ft per sec. At a smaller section of the
pipe, there is 6 lb per sq in. less pressure. Assuming
that the flow is smooth, what is the diameter there?
2.6.5. Air is flowing horizontally at the speed of l00
mph through a duct 4 sq ft in cross section. The duct
gradually narrows down to a throat section. If a U-
tube shows a difference in pressure between the
throat and main sections of 7 in. of water, what is
the cross-sectional area of the throat? (Assume that
the air is non-compressible and has a density of
0.002378 slug per cu ft.)
2.6.6. A horizontal water pipe is reduced in size from
18 in. in diameter at point A to 6 in. in diameter at
point B. The flow in the pipe is 10 cu ft. per sec, and
the pressure at A is 20 lb per sq in. (gage). If it is
assumed that there is no loss in energy due to
friction, what is the pressure at B?
2.6.7. Air flows through a horizontal pipe at the rate
of 3,000 cu ft per sec. If the pressure is 30 lb per sq
in. (gage) where the diameter is 3 ft, what is the
pressure where the diameter is 2 ft?
2.6.8. Water flows through a horizontal pipe at the
rate of 800 gal per min. What is the difference in
pressure between a point where the diameter is 2 in.
and a point where the diameter is 1 in.?
2.6.9. A horizontal pipe line enlarges from a
diameter of 6 in. at point A and a diameter of 12 in
at point B. The flow of water is 20 cu ft per sec and
the pressure at A is 10 lb per sq in. What is the
pressure at B?
2.7.1. A Venturi tube narrows down from 4 in. in
diameter to 2 in. in diameter. What is the rate of
flow of water if the pressure at the throat is 2 Ib per
sq in. less than at the larger section?
2.7.2. A Venturi tube is 6 in. in diameter at the
entrance, where the pressure is 10 lb per sq in.
(gage). The throat is 4 in. diameter; there the
pressure is 6 lb per sq in. (gage). What is the flow of
water?
2.7.3. A 12 in. by 6 in. Venturi meter is located in a
horizontal water line. If the pressure gages read 30 lb
per sq in. and 16 lb per sq in., what is the flow?
2.9.1. A submarine is cruising in fresh water with its
longitudinal axis 30 ft below the surface. At a speed
of 15 knots, what is the impact pressure on the
nose? (1 knot is equal to 1 nautical mile per hours; 1
nautical mile = 6080.3 ft).
2.9.2. An airplane is flying at sea level at an airspeed
of 160 knots. What is the difference between impact
and static pressure?
2.9.3. An airplane is flying at sea level. The difference
between impact and static pressure is 0.25 lb per sq
in. What is the airspeed in knots?
2.9.4. An airplane is flying at 10,000 ft altitude. The
difference between impact and static pressure is
0.25 lb per sq in. What is the airspeed in knots?
2.9.5. An airplane is flying at 10,000 ft altitude with
an airspeed of l60 knots. What is the difference
between static and impact pressure?
3.1.1. Find the density of dry air at 23 in. pressure
and 15˚F?
3.1.2. Find the density of dry air at 17.31 in. pressure
and - 1˚F?
3.1.3. Find the specific weight of dry air at 22 in.
pressure and 22˚F.
3.4.1. Air at standard pressure and temperature is
compressed adiabatically to 3 atm. What are (a) the
density and (b) the temperature?
3.4.2. Air at standard pressure and temperature is
permitted to expand adiabatically to one-half
atmospheric pressure. What are (a) density and (b)
the temperature?
3.4.3. Air at standard pressure and temperature is
adiabatically compressed to 50 lb per sq in. gage
pressure. What is the temperature?
3.4.4. Air at standard pressure and temperature is
permitted to expand until it is one-half standard
density. (a) What is the pressure? (b) What is the
temperature?
3.4.5. Air at standard pressure and temperature is
permitted to expand adiabatically. When the
temperature has dropped to 0℉ . (a) What is the
pressure? (b) What is the density?
3.5.1. Find the speed of sound on a hot day, when
the temperature is ℉ ?
3.5.2. Find the speed of sound at 20,000 ft altitude,
where the temperature is normally -12.3℉ .
3.5.3. Find the speed of sound at 30,000 ft altitude,
where the temperature is normally -48.1℉ .
3.5.4. Find the speed of sound when the barometric
pressure is 27.2 in Hg and the density is 0.00208 slug
per cu ft.
3.5.5. Find the speed of sound when the barometric
pressure is in Hg and the density is 0.000902 slug
per cu ft.
3.6.1. What would be the velocity where the
pressure is 13.5 lb per sq in, if the fluid were
incompressible?
3.6.2. In an undisturbed airstream, where the
pressure is 14.7 lb per sq in. and the temperature is
59℉ , the velocity is 550 ft per second. What is the
velocity where the pressure is 13.9 lb per sq in.?
3.6.3. In an undisturbed airstream, where the
pressure is 14.7 lb per sq in. and the temperature is
59℉ , the velocity is 520 ft per second. Where the
velocity is 600 ft per second, what is the local
pressure?
3.10.1. Find the R.N for an airplane wing, 4-ft. chord,
moving at 120 mph through standard atmosphere.
3.10.2. Find the R.N for an airplane wing, 3-ft 6-in
chord, moving at 180 mph through standard
atmosphere.
3.10.3. Find R.N. for an airplane wing 4 ft chord,
moving at 150 mph. Air is +40° C; barometer, 21 in.
3.10.4. Find the velocity at which tests should be run
in a wind tunnel on a model wing of 4-in chord in
order that the R.N. shall be the same as for a wing
with a 4-ft chord at 100 mph. Air under standard
conditions in both cases.
3.10.5. In a variable-density wild tunnel, under what
pressure should tests be run on a model with a 3-in
chord, air velocity being 60 mph, in order that the
R.N. shall be the same for a full-size wing of 4-ft
chord, moving at 100 mph through the air? Air
temperature is the same in each case.
4.7.1. Find the density of air in standard atmosphere
at 22 000 ft altitude.
4.7.2. Find the density of air in standard atmosphere
at 26 500 ft altitude.
4.7.3. Find the density of air in standard atmosphere
at 31 643 ft altitude.
4.8.1. Find the density of air in standard atmosphere
at 46 300 ft altitude.
4.8.2. Find the density of air in standard atmosphere
at 46 625 ft altitude.
4.8.3. Find the density of air in standard atmosphere
at 52 800 ft altitude.
5.1.1. What is the total force of a 45-mph wind on a
hangar door 40 ft by 25 ft?
5.1.2. An auto windshield is 40 in. wide by 15 in. high
and is vertical. What is the force against the
windshield at 60 mph?
5.1.3. What is the force against the side of e building
70 ft long and 40 ft high in e 90-mph wind?
5.1.4. What force is required to push a flat plate, 3 ft
by 2 ft, at a speed of 35 ft per sec in a direction
perpendicular to its surface?
5.2.1. A stream of air 72 sq ft in cross section is
moving horizontally at a speed of 100 mph. What
force is required to deflect it downward 10 ° without
loss in speed?
5.2.2. A stream of air 60 ft wide and 8 ft high is
moving horizontally at a speed of 75 mph. What
force is required to deflect it downward 8° ?
5.2.3. A stream of air 100 sq ft in cross section is
moving horizontally at a speed of 150 mph. It strikes
tangentially against the interior wall of a semicircular
cylinder so that it is deflected through 180° . What is
the total force against the cylinder?
5.3.1. A signboard is 12 ft long by 2 ft wide. A 28-
mph wind is blowing at an angle of 9 ° to the plane of
the signboard. (a) What is the force in pounds on the
signboard at right angles to the wind direction? (b)
What is the force parallel to the wind direction? (c)
What is the resultant of two forces? (d) What is the
component perpendicular to the face of the
signboard?
5.3.2. A kite having an area of 8 sq ft is balanced by
its tail so that it slants 15° to the horizontal. What is
the lifting force in a 10-mph wind?
5.3.3. A flat surface 6 ft by 2 ft is subjected to a 32-
mph wind which in a direction 6 ° to the surface.
(a) What force in pounds is the surface perpendicular
to the wind? (b) What is the force parallel to the
wind? (c) What angle does the resultant of these two
forces make with the surface?
5.3.4. The side of a freight car is 80 ft long and 10 ft
high. What is the force against the side of the car
due to an 18-mph wind from a direction
perpendicular to the side: (a) when the freight car is
stationary; (b) when the car is moving forward at 70
mph?
5.3.5. A flat plate is moving in a direction 12 ° from
the plane at a speed of 250 per sec. If plate has area
of 70 sq ft, what force applied to direction of
movement is required?
8.5.1. What is the lift on a Clark Y wing 400 sq ft in
area at 8˚ angle of attack and airspeed of 70 mph?
8.5.2. What is the lift on a Clark Y wing 450 sq ft in
area at 6˚ angle of attack, airspeed 80 ft per sec?
8.5.3. A monoplane weighing 4 500 lb has a
rectangular Clark Y wing 340 sq ft in area; at an
airspeed of 120 mph, what should be the angle of
attack?
8.5.4. At what angle of attack should the airplane in
8.5.3. fly when airspeed is 91 mph?
8.5.5. With a wing loading of 15 lb per sq ft, at what
angle of attack should an airplane with a Clark Y wing
fly if airspeed is 85 mph?
8.5.6. What should be the area of a Clark Y wing to
support a total weight of 8 000 lb when the airplane
is flying at 8˚ angle of attack and a velocity of 85 ft
per sec?
8.5.7. What weight will be supported by a Clark Y
wing 525 sq ft in area at 5˚ angle of attack and an
airspeed of 120 ft per sec at sea level?
8.5.8. What weight will be supported by a Clark Y
wing in Problem 8.5.7. at same angle of attack and
same airspeed, when the airplane is flying at 10 000
ft?
8.5.9. At what airspeed should a 6 000 lb airplane be
flown, if it has a Clark Y wing 700 sq ft in wing area,
at 10˚ angle of attack?
8.5.10. At what airspeed should the airplane be
described in Problem 8.5.9. fly at an altitude of 10
000 ft?
8.5.11. An airplane having a Clark Y wing at 6˚ angle
of attack is to be flown at 150 mph. What should be
the wing loading?
8.5.12. What should be the wing loading of an
airplane with a Clark Y wing, if it is desired to fly at 6˚
angle of attack and 150 mph at an altitude of 10 000
ft?
8.6.1. What is the landing speed of an airplane,
weighing 4 600 lb, with a Clark Y wing 370 sq ft in
area?
8.6.2. What is the landing speed of an airplane with a
Clark Y wing and a wing loading of 14.5 lb per sq ft?
8.6.3. What area should a Clark Y wing have so that
an airplane weighing 1 800 lb shall not land faster
than 38 knots?
8.6.4. What is the greatest wing loading that an
airplane with a Clark Y wing may have so that the
landing speed does not exceed 36 knots?
8.6.5. An airplane has a Clark Y wing 465 sq ft in area.
What is the greatest weight this airplane can have
with a landing speed not more than 55 mph?
8.6.6. An airplane with a Clark Y wing has a wing
loading of 14 lb per sq ft. What is the minimum
speed at 10 000 ft altitude?
8.6.7. It is desired that a pursuit airplane can be able
to fly at 50 mph at an altitude of 10 000 ft. What
should be the wing loading of a Clark Y wing?
8.6.8. An airplane weighing 5 000 lb has a Clark Y
wing 625 sq ft in area. What is its minimum speed (a)
at sea level, (b) at 10 000 ft altitude?
8.9.1. What is the drag of a Clark Y wing 410 sq ft in
area at 10˚ angle of attack and at 125 knots
airspeed?
8.9.2. What is the drag of a Clark Y wing 375 sq ft in
area at 6˚ angle of attack and at 130 knots airspeed?
8.9.3. What is the horsepower required to move a
Clark Y wing 470 sq ft in area at 11˚ angle of attack
and an airspeed of 155 knots?
8.9.4. What is the horsepower required to move a
Clark Y wing 280 sq ft in area at 5˚ angle of attack
and an airspeed of 380 ft per sec?
8.9.5. At an altitude of 10 000 ft, what is the drag of
a Clark y wing 480 sq ft in area, angle of attack 3˚,
airspeed 135 ft per sec? What horsepower is
required?
8.10.1. (a) What is the lift on a Gottingen-398 wing
460 sq ft in area at 4˚ angle of attack and an airspeed
of 130 sq fet per sec? (b) What is the drag?
8.10.2. What is the lift on an M 6 wing 540 sq ft in
area at 4˚ angle of attack and airspeed of 110 knots?
8.10.3. What is the lift of an M 6 wing 420 sq ft in
area at 9˚ angle of attack and an airspeed of 90
knots?
8.10.4. What is the landing speed of an airplane
weighing 7 500 lb with a Gottingen-398 wing 580 sq
ft in area at an altitude of 4 000 ft?
8.10.5. What is the landing speed of an airplane
weighing 4 500 lb, with a RAF-15 wing 360 sq ft in
area?
8.10.6. What total weighing can Gottingen-398 wing
400 sq ft in area sustain if landing speed must not
exceed 45 mph?
8.10.7. What total weight can a RAF-15 wing 400 sq
ft in area sustain if landing speed must not exceed 45
mph?
8.10.8. (a) What is the lift of a NACA-2412 wing 450
sq ft in area at 9˚ angle of attack with an airspeed of
85 mph? (b) What is the drag?
8.10.9. What horsepower is required to fly a NACA-
2412 wing 560 sq ft in area at 6˚ angle of attack at
160 mph?
8.10.10. At what speed must an airplane weighing 8
600 lb fly if it has a NACA-2412 wing 520 sq ft in area
and is flying at a 2˚ angle of attack?
8.12.1. An airplane weighing 4 200 lb has a Clark Y
wing 280 sq ft in area and is flying at sea level at 160
mph? (a) What are the wing drag and horsepower
required for the wing? (b) What are the wing drag
and horsepower required if airplane is flying at 160
mph at 15 000 ft altitude?
8.12.2. An airplane is weighing 7 800 lb has a Clark Y
wing 295 sq ft in area. It is flying at 115 mph. What
are the wing drag and horsepower required by the
wing (a) at sea level, (b) at 15 000 ft altitude?
8.12.3. An airplane weighing 5 600 lb has a Clark Y
wing 315 sq ft in area. It is flying at 4˚ angle of attack.
What are the wing drag and horsepower required (a)
at sea level (b) at 15 000 ft?
8.12.4. An airplane weighing 4 000 lb has a Clark Y
wing 350 sq ft in area. It is flying at 150 mph. What is
the horsepower required (a) at sea level (b) at 20
000 ft altitude?
8.12.4. An airplane weighing 4 000 lb has a Clark Y
wing 350 sq ft in area. It is flying at 150 mph. What is
the horsepower required (a) at sea level (b) at 20
000 ft altitude?
8.12.5. An airplane whose wing loading is 12 lb per
sq ft has a Clark Y wing and is flying at 200 ft per sec
at sea level. (a) What is the angle of attack? (b) What
is the angle of attack if it is flying at 20 000 ft altitude
at the same speed?
8.14.1. An airplane is weighing 4 100 lb has a USA-
35A wing 340 sq ft in area. What horsepower is
required for the wing airspeed is 190 ft per sec?
8.14.2. An airplane weighing 4 500 lb has a USA-35A
wing. It is flying at the angle of attack which has a CL
1.1. What is the drag?
8.14.3. An airplane weighing 6 000 lb has a USA-35A
wing. It is flying at the angle of attack which has a CL
of 0.75. What is the drag?
8.14.4. An airplane has a USA-35A wing when CL is
0.6 and wing drag is 450 lb. What is the lift?
8.14.5. An airplane has a USA-35A wing 215 sq ft and
is weighing 3 000 lb. What is the drag when it is
flying at an airspeed of 135 ft per sec?
8.14.6. An airplane weighing 3 950 lb has a USA-35A
rectangular wing of 54 sq ft and 9 ft chord. What
horsepower is required by the wing when airspeed is
140 mph?
8.14.7. What horsepower is required by the wing in
Problem 8.14.6 when the airplane is flying at 125
mph?
8.14.8. An airplane with USA-35A wing has a wing
loading of 12 lb per sq ft. What is the L/D when the
airspeed is 100 mph?
8.14.9. An airplane with a USA-35A wing 600 sq ft in
area is flying at a 6° angle of attack with an airspeed
of 90 mph. What is the lift and the drag?
8.14.10. An airplane with a USA-35A has a wing
loading of 14 lb per sq ft. It is flying at a 4 ° angle of
attack. What should be the airspeed?
8.15.1. An airplane with a Clark Y wing 62 sq m in
area is flying at 4˚ angle of attack with a velocity of
50 m per sec. What is the lift?
8.15.2. An airplane with a Gottingen-398 wing is
flying at 6˚ angle of attack if the wing loading is 75 kg
per sq m, what should be the airspeed?
8.15.3. For an airplane with a Gottingen-398 wing,
what should be the wing loading to fly at 8˚ angle of
attack with an airspeed of 45 m per sec?
8.15.4. An airplane weighing 2 000 kg has a NACA-
2412 wing. What should be the wing area if the
airspeed is 47 m per sec when the angle of attack is
7˚?
8.15.5. An airplane with a NACA-2212 wing, 34 sq m
in area, is flying at 10˚ angle of attack with an
airspeed of 41 m per sec. What is the drag?
8.20.1. An airplane with wing loading of 14 lb per sq
ft is flying at an airspeed of 115 mph. At angle of
zero lift CM 0 = -0.06. By approximate method,
where is the center of pressure?
8.20.2. A monoplane weighing 2 712 lb with wing
span of 36 ft and wing chord of 6 ft is flying at a
speed of 117 mph. If the center of pressure is 35
percent of the chord length back of the leading edge.
(a) What is the moment about the leading edge? (b)
What is the moment coefficient about the leading
edge? (c) What is the moment coefficient about the
leading edge at angle of zero lift?
8.20.3. An airfoil at 5˚ angle of attack has a CL = 0.74,
CD = 0.039, and CM 0 = -0.28. Find the location of
the center of pressure (a) by approximate method;
(b) by exact method. (c) Find the CM 0 at angle of
zero lift?
8.20.4. At 0˚ angle of attack, a certain airfoil has CL =
0.18 and the center of pressure is 31 percent of the
chord length back from the leading edge. What is the
moment coefficient about the leading edge when lift
is zero?
8.20.5. For a certain airfoil, when lift is zero, the
moment coefficient about the leading is 0.062. What
is CL when the center of pressure is 41 percent of
chord length back of leading edge?
8.20.6. What value of moment coefficient about the
leading at angle of zero lift will give a center of
pressure of 0.53 at a speed of 147 mph for an
airplane weighing 7 800 lb and having a wing area of
736 sq ft?
10.7.1. A rectangular monoplane wing has a 46 ft
span and a 5 ft chord. When CL = 0.41. what are (a)
the induced angle of attack and (b) the induced drag
coefficient?
10.7.2. A rectangular monoplane wing has a 39 ft
span and a 7 ft chord. When CL = 0.67. what are (a)
the induced angle of attack and (b) the induced drag
coefficient?
10.7.3. At an airspeed of 95 mph at sea level, what is
the induced drag of a monoplane weighing 4 700 lb
and having a wing span of 52 ft?
10.7.4. A Stinson Reliant weighs 3 875 lb; its wing
1
span is 41 ft 10 in. At 10 000 ft altitude, what is
2
the induced drag of 147 mph?
10.7.5. A Fairchild monoplane weighs 2 550 lb; its
wing span is 36 ft 4 in. At 5 000 ft altitude, what is
the induced drag at an airspeed of 122 mph?
10.8.1. The Northrop N-3PB weighs 9 200 lb; and its
span is 48 ft 11 in. What horsepower is required to
overcome the induced drag when it is flying at sea
level at 210 mph?
10.8.2. The Piper Cub weighs 1 450 lb; and its wing
1
span is 37 ft and in. What horsepower is required
2
to overcome induced wing drag at an airspeed of 55
mph?
10.8.3. The Lockheed Lodestar weighs 17 500 lb; its
wing span is 65 ft in 6 in. At sea level, what
horsepower is required to overcome induced drag at
214 mph?
10.8.4. A monoplane weighs 3 100 lb when the plane
is at sea level, flying at 140 ft per sec. What is the
induced drag (a) if span is 32 ft; (b) if span is 28 ft?
10.8.5. A monoplane weighs 2 700 lb; its span is 31
ft. What is the induced drag at sea level, (a) at
airspeed of 110 ft per sec, (b) at airspeed of 220 ft
per sec?
10.9.1. An airfoil, with aspect ratio of 6, at an angle
of attack of 7° , has CL = 0.94 and CD = 0.062. Find,
for the same airfoil shape, the angle of attack and CD
corresponding to CL = 0.94 and aspect ratio of 8.2.
10.9.2. An airfoil, with aspect ratio of 6, at an angle
of attack of 9° , has CL = 1.067 and CD = 0.0780. Find,
for the same airfoil shape, the angle of attack and CD
corresponding to CL = 1.067 and aspect ratio of 9.1.
10.9.3. An airfoil, with aspect ratio of 6, at an angle
1 require to climb from sea level to its service ceiling?
of attack of 7 °, has CL = 0.851 and CD = 0.053.
2 17.9.5. A Luscombe Trainer climbs 900 ft per min at
Find, for the same airfoil shape, the angle of attack
and CD corresponding to CL = 0.851 and aspect ratio
of 8.7.
10.9.4. An airfoil, with aspect ratio of 7, at an angle
of attack of 5° , has CL = 0.73 and CD = 0.042. Find,
for the same airfoil shape, the angle of attack and CD
1 17.10.2. An airplane climbs in a certain time to 9 500
corresponding to CL = 0.73 and aspect ratio of 4 .
2 level the airplane reaches 15 200 ft altitude. What is
10.9.5. A glider wing has an aspect ratio of 14. For
the airfoil with an aspect ratio of 6, at an angle of
attack of 6° , CL = 0.725 and CD = 0.039. Find, for the
same airfoil shape, the angle of attack and CD for the
glider wing when CL = 0.725.
17.8.1. An airplane weighs 4 600 lb; its rate of climb
at sea level is 1 100 ft per min; its absolute ceiling is
14 000 ft. What is its service ceiling?
17.8.2. The service ceiling of an airplane is 15 000 ft.
Its rate of climb at sea level is 890 ft per min. What is
the absolute ceiling?
17.8.3. An airplane weighs 4 200 lb. What is the
excess power at its service ceiling?
17.8.4. The absolute ceiling of an airplane is 18 400
ft. The rate of climb at sea level is 1 070 ft per min.
What is the rate of climb at 12 000 ft altitude?
17.8.5. The service ceiling of an airplane is 21 300 ft.
The rate of climb at sea level is 950 ft per min. What
is the rate of climb at 13 000 ft altitude?
17.9.1. At sea level, an airplane weighing 5 200 lb
has 135 excess horsepower. Its absolute ceiling is 19
000 ft. (a) How long will it take to climb from sea
level to 7 000 ft? (b) How long will it take to climb
from sea level to 8 000 ft altitude?
17.9.2. A Beechcraft has a service ceiling of 18 000 ft.
Its rate of climb at sea level is 1 200 ft per min. How
long will it take to climb from sea level to 10 000 ft
altitude?
17.9.3. A Waco airplane, whose service ceiling is 14
000 ft, climbs 650 ft per min at sea level. How long
will it require to climb from sea level to 8 000 ft?
17.9.4. A Piper Cub, whose absolute ceiling is 14 200
ft, climbs 650 ft per min at sea level. How long will it
sea level. How long does it take to climb its service
ceiling, 15 000 ft?
17.10.1. An airplane in 9 min from sea level to 7 640
ft altitude, continuing the climb, 9 min later the
altitude is 13 600 ft. What is the ceiling?
ft altitude; in double that time counted from sea
the ceiling?
17.10.3. An airplane with a ceiling of 26 000 ft it
climbs to a height of 5 000 ft in certain time. What
height will it attain in twice that time?
17.10.4. An airplane with a ceiling of 19 000 ft can
climb to 12 450 ft in 20 min. What height will it have
reached in 10 min?
17.10.5. An airplane climbs in a certain time to 2 200
ft; in twice that time it climbs to 3 800 ft. What is the
ceiling?
19.1.1. An airplane weighs 3500 lb. Its landing speed
is 51 mph. What is the landing speed when a 600 lb
extra load is added?
19.1.2. An airplane weighs 6 400 lb. Its landing speed
is 59 mph. What is the landing speed when 74 gal of
fuel have been burned?
19.1.3. An airplane weighs 11 500 and uses minimum
horsepower for level flight at an airspeed of 116
mph. What is the velocity for minimum horsepower
after 122 gal of fuel have been burned?
19.1.4. The Douglas DC-3, fully loaded, has a gross
weight of 25 200 lb and a landing speed of 67 mph.
What is the landing speed with 5 000 lb less load?
19.1.5. A basic training plane weighing 3 530 lb has a
landing speed of 58.5 mph. What is the landing
speed after 350 lb of fuel have been burned?