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Faculty of Engineering and Technology

Semester End Examination Question Paper – M. Tech.
Department : Aerospace Engineering
Programme : M. Tech. in Aerospace Engineering
Semester / Batch : 1st / 2020
Date of Test : 7 July 2021
Course Code : 20ASC505A
Course Title : Flight Mechanics ster End Examination

INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS:
1. Question 1 is compulsory
2. Answer any 2 full questions from Q. 2 to Q. 5
3. Use only SI units
4. Use of non-programmable scientific calculator is permitted
5. Use of data handbook permitted wherever applicable
6. Missing data may be appropriately assumed
7. Notations used have usual meaning
8. Write clearly write your Name, Registration Number, Batch, Branch, Semester, Course Code,
Course Name, Total number of pages written and Date of Exam on the First Page of answer
sheet.
9. All the answers must be hand written in A4 size white sheet. Preferably use black gel pen.
10. On each page (from 2nd page onwards), write your registration number and mention the page
number at the bottom of page.
11. Save the answer sheet (scanned copy) as single pdf file and name the file with your
registration number (For example, if your registration number is 20ETAS012001, then file
name should be 20ETAS012001.pdf)
12. Upload the answer sheet to RUAS Portal within the stipulated time
13. Also email your answer scripts to narahari.aae.et@msruas.ac.in within the stipulated time

Maximum Duration: 2 hours (including scanning and uploading) Maximum Marks: 50

IMPORTANT:
You may retain the question paper for future reference

Jet engine: Range and Endurance

1 CL  Winitial 
1
2 1 CL 2  12 1
2  
R2 Winitial  W final  E ln
  S TSFC C D   TSFC CD  W final 


Prop engine: Range and Endurance

 CL  Winitial 
3
 2
2
1 1
2 
R C
 
1
ln
  E  L
2   S  W 2
 Winitial 
SFC CD  W final  SFC CD  final


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Q. Question Marks CO
No.
1 a. A turbojet aircraft having a wing area of 75 m2 starts a cruise 6+4 = 10 4
at mass of 18 000 kg which includes 3500 kg of usable fuel. The
drag coefficient is given by CD = 0.025 + 0.065CL 2 and the
specific fuel consumption is 2.8 x 10-5 kg/(N-s). At constant
speed cruise condition compute the following:
i. Range
ii. Endurance
2 a. For what flight condition would you choose a sweep-back for 8+12 = 20 3
a wing, explain with justification.
b. An aircraft is equipped with a wing of symmetrical airfoils. The
lift curve slope CLα of the total aircraft is estimated to be
5.2/rad. The stall angle of attack (AOA) is 11°. Wing area is
16 m².
i. During a flight the aircraft was observed to stall at 90
km/h at sea level, compute the aircraft mass.
ii. If the lift curve slope CLα of the total aircraft is reduced
to 4.85/rad, compute the change in the aircraft mass.

3 a. Choose a location for fuel storage in an aircraft and justify your 5+6+8 = 3
choice. 20
b. List the major loads acting on a typical transport aircraft wing
and their impact on wing weight. If you are told that design of
wing structure is not feasible for the present configuration,
evaluate and suggest possible modifications
c. Consider an airplane patterned after the twin-engine
Beechcraft Queen Air executive transport. The airplane weight
is 38,220 N, wing area is 27.3 m2 , aspect ratio is 7.5, Oswald
efficiency factor is 0.9, and zero-lift drag coefficient is C D0 =
0.03. Calculate the thrust required to fly at a velocity of 350
km/h at the following conditions:
i. Standard sea level
ii. Altitude of 4.5 km.

4 a. Sketch a typical Cm Vs α plot for a stable aircraft and discuss 5+5+10 = 4

the effect of elevator deflection on it. 20
b. An aircraft of mass M=10000 kg, wing area S=40 m2 suddenly
loses engine thrust while cruising at an altitude of 10 km,
Determine the maximum range and corresponding glide angle
assuming the drag polar to be CD = 0.015 + 0.18*CL2,
c. A new design for an aircraft exhibits excessive transonic wave
drag and an unacceptably low Mcrit. Suggest any three ways to
change the design to improve these characteristics.

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5 a. Explicate with sketches the effect of leading and trailing edge 5+5+5+5 =
high lift devices 20
b. Discuss importance of Centre of Gravity location with regard
to longitudinal static stability of an airplane
c. Suggest desired stability margin values for a trainer and
transport airplane
d. Discuss pros and cons of a Canard.

CO – Course Outcomes 

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