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This section includes 10 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Aerodynamics knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
For forward flight, the airfoil of the blade have fixed stall characteristics. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
2. |
Which of these is an important parameter for selecting the rotor blade based on aerodynamic efficiency? |
A. | Solidity ratio |
B. | Structural ratio |
C. | Figure of merit |
D. | Hovering ratio |
Answer» D. Hovering ratio | |
3. |
Helicopter blades have large diameter. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
4. |
Which of these is not the purpose of rotor blade? |
A. | Generate lift |
B. | Counter weight |
C. | Provide thrust |
D. | Generate drag |
Answer» E. | |
5. |
What is the flap frequency of a gimballed rotor? |
A. | 1/rev |
B. | 2/rev |
C. | 0.5/rev |
D. | 10/rev |
Answer» B. 2/rev | |
6. |
Which of these options is a feature of teetering rotor blade? |
A. | Two blades attached to hub without flap/hinge |
B. | Three blades attached to hub with only flaps |
C. | Two blades attached to hub with single flap hinge |
D. | Four blades attached directly to hub |
Answer» B. Three blades attached to hub with only flaps | |
7. |
Which of these is not suitable for helicopter blade? |
A. | Moderately hick airfoil |
B. | Thin airfoil |
C. | Small pitching moment |
D. | Unsymmetrical airfoil |
Answer» E. | |
8. |
Which of these conditions is essential for a rotor airfoil when the helicopter has high forward speed? |
A. | Low critical Mach number |
B. | Low drag divergence |
C. | High critical Mach number |
D. | High angle of attack |
Answer» D. High angle of attack | |
9. |
What is the use of mechanical lag damper? |
A. | Avoid ground instability |
B. | Dampen the hub vibration |
C. | Dampen the resonance in rotor blades |
D. | Absorb instabilities in hinges and flap |
Answer» B. Dampen the hub vibration | |
10. |
Why is the flap hinge offset in articulated rotor? |
A. | Design constraints |
B. | Mechanical constraints |
C. | Aerodynamics constraints |
D. | Vibrational constraints |
Answer» C. Aerodynamics constraints | |