Flight dynamics-I Chapter-3

Prof. E.G. Tulapurkara

Chapter 3 Exercises
3.1 Following data relate to a light airplane. W =11000 N
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Wing: S = 15 m , CD0 = 0.007, A.R. = 6.5, taper ratio () = 1.0, e = 0.9. Fuselage: Has a drag of 136N at V = 160 km/hr at sea level when the angle of attack is zero. Horizontal tail: CD0 = 0.006, St = 2.4 m2 Vertical tail: CD0 = 0.006, Sv = 2.1 m2 Other components: CD0 based on wing area = 0.003 Estimate the drag polar of the airplane assuming the contribution of the fuselage to the lift dependent drag as small. [Answer: CD = 0.0193 + 0.0544 CL2 ] [Remark : The CDO of wing in this exercise appears higher than CDO of tails. It is likely that the airfoil section used on Wing may be thicker (say 15 to 18%) and that on tail be thinner (say 9%).] 3.2 A drag polar is given as: CD = CD0 + KCLn Show that: CLmd = { CD0 1/n n } , CDmd = C K(n-1) n-1 D0

(CL/CD) max =

n (n-1)1/n C n-1

1
(n-1)/n D0

K1/n

Verify that when n = 2, the above expressions reduced to those given by Eqs. (3.54),(3.55) and (3.56).

3.3 Based on data in Ref.1.1, chapter 6, the drag polar of a hypersonic glider is given in the table below.

Dept. of Aerospace Engg., Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Flight dynamics-I Chapter-3

Prof. E.G. Tulapurkara

CL CD

0 0.028

0.05 0.0364

0.1 0.05

0.15 0.07

0.2 0.0907

Fit Eq.(3.52) to this data and obtain CD0 and K. Also obtain CLmd, CDmd and (CL/CD)max. The expressions mentioned in exercise 3.2 can be used.
[Answers: CD0 = 0.0283, K = 0.703, CD = 0.0283+0.0703 CL3/2 CLmd = 0.1865, CDmd = 0.0849, (CL/CD)max = 2.197].

Dept. of Aerospace Engg., Indian Institute of Technology, Madras