Explore topic-wise MCQs in Aircraft Design.

This section includes 15 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Aircraft Design knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

The change in local air flow velocity will produce small change in skin friction drag.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2.

If I want to design an aircraft which primary flies in a low speed region then, which type of drag shouldn’t be considered?

A. Wave drag
B. Parasite drag
C. Induced drag
D. Form drag only
Answer» B. Parasite drag
3.

What is interference drag?

A. Drag produced by interaction of different components
B. Skin friction drag
C. Lift induced drag
D. Drag due to weight of the aircraft only
Answer» B. Skin friction drag
4.

Induced drag of the airfoil is _____

A. 0.0N
B. 1.2N
C. 20 N
D. 25.8KN
Answer» B. 1.2N
5.

Drag which is produced due to lift is called?

A. Induced drag
B. Parasite drag
C. Weight
D. Thrust drag
Answer» B. Parasite drag
6.

Wave drag is produced due to ________

A. shock wave formation
B. incompressible flow
C. fluid is not compressible
D. flow separation of incompressible flow
Answer» B. incompressible flow
7.

The location of separation point will depend on ________

A. curvature of the body
B. body weight
C. mass of body
D. only on body length
Answer» B. body weight
8.

_______ is one of the sources of drag.

A. Viscous separation
B. Drafting
C. Signal strength
D. Lift only
Answer» B. Drafting
9.

Increment in the skin friction drag due to prop-wash is called _________

A. scrubbing drag
B. vortex
C. swirl
D. curling flow
Answer» B. vortex
10.

Skin friction drag is defined as _________

A. drag due to friction between skin and fluid flow
B. wing lift drag
C. such drag does not exist
D. lift induced
Answer» B. wing lift drag
11.

Consider an incompressible flow. If static pressure increases then, the local freestream velocity __________

A. decreases
B. increase
C. remains same
D. insufficient data
Answer» B. increase
12.

If static air pressure is 0.5 bar and dynamic pressure is 0.85 bar then, find total pressure acting on a body.

A. 1.35
B. 5
C. 7
D. 8.56
Answer» B. 5
13.

For an incompressible flow, if local area velocity decreases then, the dynamic pressure will ________

A. decrease
B. increase
C. constant
D. independent of velocity
Answer» B. increase
14.

For ideal flow, total pressure along streamline will be _________

A. constant
B. increases
C. decreases
D. always decreases by half
Answer» B. increases
15.

Aerodynamic forces are generated due to ______________

A. shear and pressure force acting on body
B. shear effects only
C. only pressure forces
D. twisting of beam
Answer» B. shear effects only