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Aircraft Force Systems and the Equations of Motion Practice Test
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Aircraft Force Systems and the Equations of Motion topics are:  Motion equations, aircraft force systems, lift and drag forces, minimum drag and power speed, aerodynamic relationships, thrust and power producing power plants. The forces acting on the vehicles, such as lift, drag, thrust, and weight, are considered to ensure proper flight characteristics, stability, and control. The aircraft's acceleration is equal to the difference between its current acceleration and the control input The flying qualities of an aircraft must be described analytically as motions of the aircraft's eg as... Show more
Aircraft Force Systems and the Equations of Motion Practice Test
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1. The drag polar curve is parabolic in shape for subsonic performance aircrafts.
2. There are three types of drag.
3. What is meant by static thrust?
4. The net propulsive thrust is given by _________
5. What is the relative airspeed of an aircraft whose airspeed and minimum drag speed are 500m/s and 150m/s?
6. The lift curve slope is inversely proportional to thickness and directly proportional to aspect ratio.
7. Which of the following statement is correct?
8. The minimum drag speed and minimum power speed are related by ___________
9. If the aircraft has a power-producing engine which have driven propellers then the power is to be converted to thrust to formulate the equations of motion.
10. The minimum power speed is related to the performance of the aircraft with thrust producing engines.
11. What will be the net thrust when momentum drag is 50N and gross thrust is 400N?
12. The lift-dependent drag is reduced with the reduction in total drag.
13. What is the propeller advance ratio for the power-producing powerplant when the true airspeed is 300m/s and the diameter of propeller is 0.5 m with rotational speed of 117.81rad/sec?
14. The minimum drag speed is given by ___________
15. What will be the drag to minimum drag ratio when the relative airspeed is 3.33?
16. What is the basic assumption taken in formulating equations of motion?
17. The total drag is the sum of pressure drag and induced drag.
18. Total drag is the sum of ______________
19. Which of the following is the correct performance equation?
20. What is thrust producing powerplant?
21. What is stall buffet condition?
22. At steady state flight condition
23. Which of the following is a correct equation?
24. What is the value of minimum power speed when minimum drag speed is 300m/s?
25. The minimum drag speed determines the best operating speeds of aircraft with thrust producing engines.