AERO200

Aircraft Operations and Flight Mechanics

Homework No. 2
CLOs – 1, 5, and 7

Plagiarism is academic offenses in which a person takes an idea, language, or creative

product from another person and submits it as if it were his/her own work. If a student
submits a research paper written by somebody else to an instructor, that is plagiarism. If
someone “cuts and pastes” a sentence or even a few words from another source without
giving credit to the original source, that is plagiarism. Students must always cite the original
author. At UAEU, penalties for student misconduct, which includes plagiarism, are explained
in the university bylaws (Nos. 136-146) and include such sanctions as a formal letter of
warning kept on file; suspension from a course or from the university; exclusion from taking
the final examination; dismissal from the university; and the withdrawal of a degree.

Type: Individual Assignment

Submission: Submit in the blackboard (submit .pdf file only, do not submit .doc
or .docx)
Late Penalty: 30% - within 1 week, 50% - more than 1 week
Plagiarism: Submissions will be checked for plagiarism using SafeAssign. Each group
can make 5 attempts and will be able to view SafeAssign originality report for their
attempts. Deductions due to plagiarism will be applied against the attained mark
depending upon the originality report.
Due date: the announced due date in the blackboard
Warning!: Do not put the questions in such a site, Chegg.com, asking a solution. Solve
the problems by your own.

1. (1 pt) Think and discuss why you should not put the problems in Chegg.com asking
solutions from someone else.
- Because the homework made to develop our research and reading skills the doctor
already know the answers he do not need from us to copy the answers from chegg

2. (1 pt) What is the function of each of the following main components of an airplane;
fuselage, wings, empennage, landing gear, and powerplant?

Fuselage : The long hollow tube that holds passengers and cargo, also known as the
fuselage.

Wings : known as foil, aerofoils create the lift necessary for flight. Wings are located
in the middle and rear of the aircraft.
 Empennage : The rear of the aircraft has an emmenage to help with stability when
using the rudder and elevators.

Landing gear : Without the landing gear, the plane cannot operate. Shock absorbers
and wheels are part of the chassis.

Power plant : The engine and propeller make up the power plant.

3. (1 pt) Which of the airplane control surfaces is primarily responsible for the aircraft
rotations: roll, yaw, and pitch? ( Its ROLL )

- Rotation around the front-to-back axis is called roll.

- Rotation around the side-to-side axis is called pitch.

- Rotation around the vertical axis is called yaw.

4. (1 pt) What is the main function of the flaps on an aircraft wing?

Flaps help increase or decrease the curvature or surface area of an airplane's wings.
5. (1 pt) Compare between the mechanism of producing thrust in a rocket and in a jet
engine?

Rocket fuel can burn without the presence of external oxygen. ) Once a solid rocket is
ignited, it cannot be turned off ( The external oxygen of jet engines must be obtained
from the air.

Another difference is that jets have elevating wings while rockets do not. Air density
and aircraft speed affect wing lift. With a rocket, lift (thrust) is provided only by the
exhaust gases

Rockets can fly in the airless vacuum of space, but jet engines cannot.

6. (1 pt) What is the difference between a monocoque fuselage structure and

semi-monocoque fuselage structure?

A semi-monocoque structure has an internal "skeleton" of supports and braces to

maintain its shape while a monocoque structure relies on its external shell to support
stresses and loads applied to it.

7. (1 pt) What are is the difference between fixed cost and variable cost of operating an
aircraft? Give example for each.

Fixed costs remain the same for a certain period of time. Variable costs may increase
or decrease depending on the company's output.
Examples of fixed costs include rent, taxes, and insurance.
Examples of variable costs include credit card fees, direct labor , and commissions.

8. (1 pt) What is the AIS classification of the following injuries and what is the dollar
value of each: spinal cord injury, toe crush, second-degree burn, and arm crush?

The Als classification

A - Complete :- No Motor , no sensory and no sacral sparing .
B- Incomplete :- No motor function, but there is some sensor Preservation.
C- Incomplete :- There is a mater function, but more than 50 %
of the muscle group has 1/2 or 2/5 of muscle function. Patient cannot raise arms or
legs.
D- Incomplete :- More than 5o% of the muscle below the level of the lesion has grade
3/5 or more.
E- Normal :- Normal motor and sensory functions.
 Dollar value of injuries :
spinal chard injury :- The cast associated with spinal chard
injuries is substantial. with estimates of the avenge lifetime cast ranging from USD 1-
5-4.7 mullion.

Finger crush :- The dollar value depends upon various elements. Fracture, crush -,
($59,000), dislocation and trauma - ($ 54,000) . These injuries averaged $113,569 per
person claim.

Second-Degree Burn :- Second -Degree burn damage extends

outermost layer of shin and goes deeper into the underneath layer of skin... The
estimated dollar value between $25000 - $ 75000.

Leg Crush..* Leg crush or broken leg requires surgical treatment and the dollar value
of leg crush estimates b/wo $ 17,000 - $ 35,000.

9. (1 pt) What is an airport apron? Describe the different design concepts of an airport
apron?

The area of an airport where aircraft are parked, loaded or unloaded, refueled or boarded is called an
airport apron, runway or apron. Aprons are available in a variety of styles to support fueling,
maintenance, collection, storage and safety. There are several apron layouts, including a satellite design
where the aircraft orbits around a circular terminal as shown in the image below. Buses that transport
passengers to and from aircraft are also used in shuttle bus structures where aircraft are parked outside
the terminal. The terminal design transforms the layout of the terminal building into a U-shape with
planes at both the inner and outer ends. The design of the area is done by designing several terminals
connected by underground tunnels, passengers can go to their assigned terminal, the aircraft will be
located on both sides of each terminal .
 10. (1 pt) Classify the type of each of the aerial vehicles given in the following table and
state its main features:

A – : Powered parachute: a cart with propellers suspended from a parachute that serves as the wing.
B – lighter than air ( unpowered ) : ( LTA) Airship
C – heavier than air : Fighter jets F-35
D – heavier than air (powered ) : Rockets skynight (Halocon)
E – heavier than air ( powered ): Rotor Craft gyrocopter
F – heavier than air ( powered ) : Fighter Jets F-16C
G - heavier than air ( unpowered ) : Glider
H – heavier than air ( powered ) : Rotor crafts chinook helicopter
I – lighter than air ( unpowered ) hot air balloon
J – heavier than air ( powered ) : airplanes sea plane
K – heavier than air ( powered ) : airplanes turbofan plane
L – heavier than air ( powered ) : airplanes sea plane

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