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ACS College of Engineering, Bangalore

Affiliated to VTU, Accredited by NAAC with ‘A’ Grade, Accredited by NBA
ODD Semester BE Aerospace Engineering Department
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT - I
Max. Marks : 50 SEM: V
Duration : 1.5 Hours Sub. Code : 21AS54
Date : 30.12.2023 Subject : Aircraft Performance and Stability

Note: 1) Answer all Full Questions, selecting at least one questions from each MODULE/PART

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Module 1
1. Derive the general equation of motion of a flight vehicle. And deduce it to
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steady level flight, climbing flight and Gliding flight.
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2. A steady level flight is flying at the speed of ‘m’ times the minimum drag
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speed, then prove that D / Dmin = ½ (m2 + m-2).
Module 1
3. a) With a neat sketch, explain basic forces of flight.
b) With a graphical approach method, explain:
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i) Power available and power required.
ii) Thrust available and thrust required.
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4. a) Explain with neat sketch about “Gliding flight”.
b) Explain hodograph and sketch a typical hodograph for climb
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performance at a given altitude. CO1 L2
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c) Sketch the variation of maximum rate of climb with altitude, illustrating
absolute and service ceilings.
Module 2
5. A twinjet aircraft has a wing area of 88m² and weight of 33112 kg.
Calculate the wing loading, L/D ratio, thrust loading and thrust to weight
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ratio for a velocity of 436 km/hr. Given that Co.0 = 0.015, K=0.08 and
density = 0.459 kg/m³.
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Prove that Velocity corresponding to Minimum power required is 0.76
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6. times the velocity corresponding to Minimum Drag.

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