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1An aircraft with a gross weight of 60,000 N has a maximum lift-to-drag ratio (L/D)_max of 15. What is the minimum thrust required for unaccelerated level flight at this weight?
A.4,000 N
B.6,000 N
C.9,000 N
D.40,000 N
Explanation: In unaccelerated level flight, thrust required equals total drag ($T = D$). Minimum thrust occurs at $(L/D)_{\max}$, where $D = W / (L/D)_{\max} = 60,000 / 15 = 4,000\text{ N}$.
2An aircraft wing has a planform area S = 30 m² and produces a maximum lift coefficient C_L,max = 1.5. Assuming standard air density ρ = 1.225 kg/m³ and an aircraft mass of 4,500 kg (weight W = 44,145 N), what is the stall speed V_s in level flight?
A.40.0 m/s
B.49.0 m/s
C.55.2 m/s
D.65.0 m/s
Explanation: Stall speed is calculated using $V_s = \sqrt{\frac{2W}{\rho S C_{L,\max}}} = \sqrt{\frac{2 \times 44,145}{1.225 \times 30 \times 1.5}} = \sqrt{\frac{88,290}{55.125}} = \sqrt{1,601.63} \approx 40.0\text{ m/s}$.
3In a coordinated level turn at a bank angle φ = 60°, what is the load factor n acting on the aircraft structure?
A.1.41 g
B.1.73 g
C.2.00 g
D.3.00 g
Explanation: Load factor in a coordinated level turn is $n = 1 / \cos(\phi) = 1 / \cos(60^\circ) = 1 / 0.5 = 2.00\text{ g}$. Structural lift must equal twice the aircraft weight to maintain altitude.
4Which aerodynamic phenomenon occurs when an aircraft flies at supersonic speeds, causing an abrupt pressure, temperature, and density increase across a thin boundary line?
A.Expansion fan
B.Normal shock wave
C.Boundary layer separation
D.Adverse pressure gradient
Explanation: A normal shock wave is a thin region perpendicular to the flow where supersonic flow rapidly decelerates to subsonic speed, causing a sudden jump in static pressure, temperature, and density while total pressure decreases.
5An aircraft has a wing area S = 100 m² and a total mass m = 50,000 kg. What is the wing loading (W/S) in N/m² (using g = 9.81 m/s²)?
A.500 N/m²
B.4,905 N/m²
C.9,810 N/m²
D.50,000 N/m²
Explanation: Wing loading is defined as total weight divided by wing planform area: $W/S = (m \cdot g) / S = (50,000 \times 9.81) / 100 = 490,500 / 100 = 4,905\text{ N/m}^2$.
6During a steady climb, an aircraft of mass 12,000 kg (W = 117,720 N) has a net excess thrust (T - D) of 15,000 N at a true airspeed of 120 m/s. What is the Rate of Climb (RC) in m/s?
A.12.27 m/s
B.15.29 m/s
C.18.50 m/s
D.25.00 m/s
Explanation: Rate of climb is calculated by $RC = V_\infty \cdot \sin(\gamma) = \frac{(T - D) V_\infty}{W} = \frac{15,000 \times 120}{117,720} = \frac{1,800,000}{117,720} \approx 15.29\text{ m/s}$.
7What happens to the neutral point of an aircraft when transitioning from subsonic to supersonic flight?
A.Moves forward toward the leading edge, increasing static instability
B.Moves rearward from approximately 25% MAC to 50% MAC, increasing longitudinal static stability
C.Remains fixed at the quarter-chord point of the mean aerodynamic chord
D.Moves downward along the vertical axis without changing longitudinal trim
Explanation: In supersonic flow, the aerodynamic center of wing sections shifts from near 25% MAC to approximately 50% MAC due to supersonic wave drag distribution, causing the neutral point to move rearward and significantly increasing longitudinal static stability (Mach tuck tendency).
8According to Prandtl's lifting-line theory for an unswept finite wing, which wing planform yields the theoretical minimum induced drag coefficient (C_Di = C_L² / (π · AR))?
A.Rectangular planform
B.Elliptical planform
C.Delta planform
D.Tapered planform with taper ratio λ = 0.1
Explanation: An elliptical lift distribution across the span produces constant downwash along the wing span, resulting in the theoretical minimum induced drag with span efficiency factor e = 1.0.
9An aircraft flies at Mach 0.80 at an altitude where static pressure is 30 kPa. What is the dynamic pressure q under compressible flow assumptions using q = 0.7 · p · M²?
A.13.44 kPa
B.16.80 kPa
C.24.00 kPa
D.30.00 kPa
Explanation: Compressible dynamic pressure is given by $q = \frac{1}{2} \gamma p M^2 = 0.7 \cdot p \cdot M^2 = 0.7 \times 30 \times (0.80)^2 = 21 \times 0.64 = 13.44\text{ kPa}$.
10What aerodynamic boundary layer transformation occurs as flow moves downstream over a smooth flat plate at a critical Reynolds number of Re_crit ≈ 5 × 10⁵?
A.Laminar flow transitions to turbulent flow, increasing skin friction drag while delaying flow separation
B.Turbulent flow reverts to laminar flow, reducing skin friction drag
C.Flow immediately separates without forming a turbulent boundary layer
D.Shock waves form regardless of Mach number
Explanation: At Re_crit, instability waves (Tollmien-Schlichting waves) amplify, causing laminar-to-turbulent transition. Turbulent boundary layers have fuller velocity profiles, higher wall shear stress (skin friction drag), but greater kinetic energy to resist separation.
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