Aircraft Design I — Winter 2018

Draw a flight envelop of a deep penetration strike attack in detail.

Only draw any type of wing plan form shape and clearly mention Mean Aerodynamic Chord, Geometric Aerodynamic Centre, Root Chord, Tip Chord, C.G Range and Neutral Point.

Carry out a detailed comparison between turbofan engine and turboprop engine.

What is the necessity of sweep back angle in wing and tail of airplane?

Explain the following terms: Range, Endurance, Empty weight, Maximum take-off weight.

Explain the significance of different wing plan form shapes using neat sketches.

Write down the advantages and disadvantages of different types of aft-tail configurations (draw required sketches).

Explain the aerodynamic requirement of high lift device during take-off and landing of aircraft.

How to design landing gear of civil airplane? Explain in brief using neat sketches.

Clearly explain the three phases of aircraft design using block diagram.

Explain the significance of tail rotor in helicopter.

Which aerodynamic considerations will you make to design a fuselage of civil aircraft?

Explain the primary controls of helicopter in detail.

List out different type of aircraft in detail.

What is the requirement of trim tab on control surfaces of airplane? Explain in detail with neat sketch.

Explain the following terms: I. Decision speed II. Minimum unstick speed III. Flare distance IV. Minimum control speed in the air

What is adverse yaw?

Explain different types of helicopter configurations in detail using neat sketches.1

Explain landing performance of an aircraft with the help of neat sketches.

What is the function of winglet?

Make comments on stability and maneuverability of low wing dihedral and high wing anhedral configurations.

Suppose you need to design a cargo plane, then what kind of wing configuration you are going to select and why? What will be the location and type of engine and why?

Write down the significance of wing twist and taper ratio.

Explain control surface integration in fighter plane.

Write down the advantages and disadvantages of low wing, mid wing and high wing configurations