PART –A (5×2 = 10 Marks)

Q.No Questions Marks Knowledge Level / Course Outcomes

1. Draw the power variation with velocity curve for the reciprocating engine powered
aircraft and mark the minimum power required and its corresponding speed. 2
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2. Determine the skin friction drag coefficient for an airplane. The drag polar is given by
CD = 0.0169 + 0.0468 CL2, the wetted area is 76m2 and wing area is 100m2 2
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3. Define specific air range and write the conditions for maximum possible range for jet
powered airplanes. 2 K2/C501.2
4. Calculate the minimum glide angle for an airplane with S = 100 m2 and the drag polar
is given by CD = 0.0169 + 0.0468 CL2 2 K3/C501.2
5. Write the conditions for flattest gliding. 2 K2/C501.2

PART-B (2×13 = 26 Marks)

Q.No Questions Marks Knowledge Level / Course Outcomes
6a. Calculate the minimum power and thrust required for an airplane flying at an altitude
having density ratio of 0.523, mass of 3800 kg, wing surface area is 86m2, Wing span is 28m,
also the drag polar is given by C_D=0.0182+0.168 C_L^2. If the mass of the aircraft is
reduced by one third, examine the minimum thrust required and minimum power required for
the same airplane. 13 K3/C501.1
or
6b. Show that speed at minimum power is equal to 0.759 times the speed at minimum
drag. 13 K3/C501.1
7a. Enumerate the different types of drag forces acting on an airplane.
Show that P/P_min =(3+n^4)/4n, Given that speed at minimum power is equals to 1/n times
the speed at level flight. 6

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7b. Prove that speed at ratio of Maximum of (C_L^((1/2) ))/C_D is equal to 1.32 times
the speed at minimum drag.
Draw and explain the how the thrust varies with velocity and altitude for the turbo jet and
turbo fan engine powered aircraft.
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PART-C (1×14 = 14 Marks)

Q.No Questions Marks Knowledge Level / Course Outcomes
8a. Derive the expression for the minimum rate of descent and its corresponding speed.
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or
8b. Derive the expression for the range and endurance for the jet and propeller driven
airplane and write its conditions. 14 K2/C501.2