Explore topic-wise MCQs in Aircraft Design.

This section includes 11 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.

A prop-driven aircraft is cruising with 90% propeller efficiency. If, range of aircraft is 7*106 ft, C=1.38*10-7 s-1 and L/D = 14 then what will be the fuel weight fraction for the cruise?

A. 0.9216
B. 0.9261
C. 0.9289
D. 0.9365
Answer» C. 0.9289
2.

Fuel consumption during cruise is affected by wetted area.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
3.

If all the other factors remain unchanged and only aerodynamic efficiency of the aircraft is doubled then, what will be the cruise segment fuel weight fraction?

A. Will increase
B. Will decrease
C. Will remain same
D. Will be independent of aerodynamic efficiency
Answer» B. Will decrease
4.

How will you determine climb mission weight fraction?

A. Climb Endurance
B. Loiter
C. Always constant
D. Cruise Speed
Answer» B. Loiter
5.

What will be the weight fraction of the aircraft at final mission segment w.r.t. W0?

A. Multiplication of individual weight fraction
B. Division of individual weight fraction
C. Addition of individual weight fraction
D. Subtraction of individual weight fraction
Answer» B. Division of individual weight fraction
6.

What will be the total fuel weight fraction for x-number of mission phases?

A. W<sub>f</sub> / W<sub>0</sub> = 1 (W<sub>x</sub> / W<sub>0</sub>)
B. W<sub>f</sub> / W<sub>0</sub> = 1 + (W<sub>x</sub> / W<sub>0</sub>)
C. W<sub>f</sub> / W<sub>0</sub> = 1 / (W<sub>x</sub> / W<sub>0</sub>)
D. W<sub>f</sub> / W<sub>0</sub> = 1 + (W<sub>x</sub> / W<sub>0</sub>)
Answer» B. W<sub>f</sub> / W<sub>0</sub> = 1 + (W<sub>x</sub> / W<sub>0</sub>)
7.

A jet aircraft is cruising at 12000ft. What will be the cruise leg (mission phase n ) weight fraction?

A. Wn/Wn-1 = (e^{ left(- frac{R*C}{V* frac{L}{D}} right)} )
B. Wn/Wn+1 = (e^{ left(- frac{R*C}{V* frac{L}{D}} right)} )
C. Wn/Wn-2 = (e^{ left(- frac{R*C}{V* frac{L}{D}} right)} )
D. Wn/Wn-1 = (e^{ left(- frac{R*C}{V* frac{L}{D}} right)} )
Answer» B. Wn/Wn+1 = (e^{ left(- frac{R*C}{V* frac{L}{D}} right)} )
8.

Choose appropriate option for cruise mission leg weight fraction.

A. Breguet endurance formula
B. Breguet range formula
C. Cruise invert method
D. Breguet approximation
Answer» C. Cruise invert method
9.

An Aircraft has gross weight of 10000lb. At the end of the mission segment it has weight fraction as 0.985. Determine fuel consumed for this mission.

A. 150lb
B. 150kg
C. 60kg
D. 60lb
Answer» B. 150kg
10.

Which of the following is part of the fuel-fraction method?

A. Developing lofting
B. Empty weight fraction
C. Calculating individual mission segment weight fraction
D. Finding volume ratio
Answer» D. Finding volume ratio
11.

For given mission leg n , mission leg weight fraction is _____

A. Wn / Wn-1
B. Wn / Wn-2
C. Wn-1 / Wn+1
D. Wn / Wn+1
Answer» B. Wn / Wn-2