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Mid Term Review OISP AE 21

The document is a mid-term review for the course 'Aircraft Stability and Control' (TR3040), detailing various calculations and analyses related to an airplane's stability and control characteristics. It includes questions on estimating Reynolds number, determining the Cm versus α curve, stick fixed neutral point, trimmed elevator deflection, center of gravity limits, and static stability assessments. Each question requires specific aerodynamic data and calculations to evaluate the aircraft's performance and stability at a given altitude and speed.

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Mid Term Review OISP AE 21

The document is a mid-term review for the course 'Aircraft Stability and Control' (TR3040), detailing various calculations and analyses related to an airplane's stability and control characteristics. It includes questions on estimating Reynolds number, determining the Cm versus α curve, stick fixed neutral point, trimmed elevator deflection, center of gravity limits, and static stability assessments. Each question requires specific aerodynamic data and calculations to evaluate the aircraft's performance and stability at a given altitude and speed.

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Cours: “Aircraft Stability and Control” – TR3040

Mid-term review

An airplane has a weight of 2750 Ibs, and is flying at an altitude of 4921 ft (standard atmosphere)
and at a cruising speed of 180 ft/s. Using the following characteristics of this airplane to answers
the below questions:
CG position is at 30% of the mean aerodynamic chord of the wing (cw_MAC);
Sw = 192 (ft2); bw = 33.4 (ft); (LE)wing = 0 (deg); αoL_w = –5.0 (deg); Cmac_w = –0.116;
iw = 1.0 (deg); Clw = 0.097 (1/deg)
btail = 13.2 (ft); Stail = 52.4 (ft2); ltail = 15.7 (ft); (LE)tail = 6.5 (deg); itail = –1.0 (deg);
Clt = 0.1 (1/deg)
bfin = 3.9 (ft); Sfin = 11.5 (ft2); lv = 15.7 (ft); (LE)fin = 14.5 (deg); Clv = 0.1 (1/deg)
Drag polar: CD = 0.024 + 0.0585CL2; CD = 0.3323 (1/rad);
Ix = 1285.32 kg.m2; Iy = 1824.93 kg.m2; Iz = 2666.89 kg.m2; Ixz = 0.0;
lf = 28.45 (ft); zw/d = 0.55; Cn_w = 0, e = 0.44
Question 1 (L.O.X.X)
Estimate the Reynolds number of the wing based on its mean chord?
Note that the dynamic viscosity of air can be calculated by the Sutherland’s equation

Question 2 (L.O.X.X)
Determine the Cm versus  curve of this airplane? Plot the graph of Cm versus  curve at the current
position of CG, and make a conclusion about the longitudinal static stability of this airplane?
Note that the contribution of fuselage to the pitching moment curve can be expressed as Cmo_f = –
0.0376, and Cm_f = 0.2154 (1/rad).

Question 3 (L.O.X.X)
Determine the stick fixed neutral point, xNP/cmean? Using the graph of Cm versus  curve in Q. 2,
plot Cm versus  curve of this airplane at the stick fixed neutral point ?

Question 4 (L.O.X,X)
Determine the cruising speed of the aircraft at the altitude of 4921 ft and the CG of 30% × cw_MAC
so that the trimmed elevator deflection angle is set to zero?

Question 5 (L.O.X,X)
Determine the trimmed elevator deflection angle if the cruising speed of the aircraft at the altitude
of 4921 ft is 180 ft/s? The elevator deflection in this case is trimmed up or trimmed down? Using
the graph of Cm versus  curve in Q. 2, plot Cm versus  curve of this airplane at this trimmed
elevator deflection.

Instructor: Assoc.Prof.Dr Ngo Khanh Hieu 1/2


Cours: “Aircraft Stability and Control” – TR3040
Mid-term review

Question 6 (L.O.X,X)
Determine the forwardmost limit on the center of gravity travel (xFCG/cmean) so that the airplane
can be controlled during landing; that is, at CL_landing = 1.0? Neglect ground effects on the airplane’s
aerodynamic characteristics. Assume that Cmo and Cme are unaffected by the center of gravity
travel.

Note that emax = 20o, and

Question 7 (L.O.X,X)
Indicate the allowable center of gravity travel of this airplane? What are the risks of the airplane’s
stability and control when the center of gravity of this airplane is moved outside the allowable
centre of gravity travel?

Question 8 (L.O.X,X)
Determine the directional static stability of this airplane (Cn)? And make a conclusion about its
directional static stability?
Note that kRl = 1.69, kn = 0.0012, Sfs = 100 (ft2).

Question 9 (L.O.X,X)
Determine the lateral static stability of this airplane (Cl)? And make a conclusion about its lateral
static stability?
Note that w = 8.5 (deg), low-wing aircraft, c(y) = -0.2108×y + 2.2708, zv = 2.92 (ft).

Instructor: Assoc.Prof.Dr Ngo Khanh Hieu 2/2

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