Power loading of prop driven aircraft is ______

always be zero

equal to drag always

greater or equal to one

same as lift of propeller

Correct Answer : greater or equal to one

Explanation : Power loading for propeller driven aircraft is an important parameter representing the relation between power and weight. Power loading will always be greater than one and in much idle case it will be one. It cannot be zero. Lift and drag are forces.

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What should be the aspect ratio (AR) of the prop aircraft if it is designed to work with maximum loiter wing loading of 32, CD0 = 0.06, dynamic pressure of 20 unit and Oswald efficiency as 0.6.

9.65

8.54

7.65

7.54

Correct Answer : Option (B) : 7.54

Explaination :

An aircraft is to be designed to have max lift coefficient as 2.8 and at q=10Pa. If maximum load factor n=5 then, what will be the stall speed?

1.80m/s

1.80mph

2.80mph

2.80m/s

Correct Answer : Option (A) : 1.80m/s

Explanation :

An aircraft has lift to drag ratio during cruise as 2.5 and load factor as 1.2. Which value of thrust loading should be selected?

0.28

0.38

0.48

0.58

Correct Answer : Option (C) : 0.48

Explanation : Given, load factor n=1.2, lift to drag L/D = 2.5
Now, n at cruise is given by, n = (T/W)*(L/D).
Hence, T/w is given as,
T/W = n / (L/D) = 1.2/2.5 = 0.48.