= ot Lal Te NCsest Tea eae: Theoretical Training Manuals PRINCIPLES OF FLIGHT OXFORD Aviction Waining yPRINCIPLES OF FLIGHT OVERVIEW AND DEFINITIONS SELF ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS Aireraft (2) Mass: 2,000 kilograms (kg) Engine thrust: 4,000 Newtons (N) Engine thrust: 8,000 Newtons (N) V, speed: 65 knots (kt) V, speed: 130 knots (kt) Take-off run to reach V,: 750 metres (m) Take-off run to reach V,: 1,500 metres (m) Time taken to reach V,: 30 seconds (s) Time taken to teach V,: 40 seconds (s) where, | nautical mile = 6080 ft and 1 metre = 3.28 ft At V, both aircraft experience an engine failure and take-off is abandoned. a) b) °) 4d) e) f 8) h) i) i kK) ) m) How much work was done to aircraft (1) getting to V, How much power was used to get aircraft (1) to V, How much work was done to aircraft (2) getting to V, How much power was used to get aircraft (2) to V, How much momentum does aireraft (1) possess at V, How much momentum does aircraft (2) possess at V, How many times greater is the momentum of aireraft (2) How much kinetic energy does aircraft (1) possess at V, How much kinetic energy does aircraft (2) possess at V, How many times greater is the kinetic energy of aircraft (2) State the mass and velocity relationship of both aircraft and compare to their momentum and kinetic energy Which has the greater effect on kinetic energy, mass or velocity ‘What must be done with the kinetic energy so the aircraft can be brought to a stop 1-15 ‘© Oxford Aviation Services LimitedPRINCIPLES OF FLIGHT is An aircraft’s mass is a result of: a) Its weight b) How big itis °) How much matter it contains d) Its volume The unit of mass is the: a) Joule b) Watt °) Newton d) Kilogram The definition of a force is: a) That which causes a reaction to take place b) Thrust and drag only ©) Apush ora pull @) The result of an applied input The unit of force is the: a) Mass-Kilogram b) Newton-metre ©) Joule d) Newton The unit of weight is the: a) Kilogram b) Newton ©) Watt 4) Kilowatt Weight is the result of: a) The force on mass due to gravity b) The action of a falling mass ©) How much matter the object contains 4) The rate of mass per unit area 1-16 OVERVIEW AND DEFINITIONS © Oxford Aviation Services Limited