Explore topic-wise MCQs in Aircraft Design.

This section includes 13 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.

Buttock-planes are used to __________

A. evaluate the smoothness of A/C fuselage
B. evaluate Lift
C. find lift curve
D. find lift curve slope
Answer» B. evaluate Lift
2.

What is meant by ’butt-plane 40’?

A. Buttock plane is at a distance of 40 unit from fuselage centerline
B. Buttock plane is at a distance of 20 unit from fuselage centerline
C. Buttock plane is at a distance of 80 from fuselage centerline
D. Buttock plane is at the 40° from fuselage centerline
Answer» B. Buttock plane is at a distance of 20 unit from fuselage centerline
3.

Following diagram shows _____________

A. Circle to square adapter
B. Triangle to circle adapter
C. Triangle to ellipse
D. Elliptic converter
Answer» B. Triangle to circle adapter
4.

Let’s consider we want to loft fuselage by using flat wrap method then, __________

A. longitudinal control lines must be straight
B. longitudinal control lines must be curved
C. longitudinal lines must be avoided
D. always use cross shape parameter
Answer» B. longitudinal control lines must be curved
5.

Find the distance DS in the following diagram. Given contour is parabolic.

A. 3.12
B. 4.12
C. 6.2
D. 0.5
Answer» B. 4.12
6.

As a designer our task is to generate fuselage through conic lofting method. If an intermediate C/S shape is elliptic then, what should be the appropriate value of conic shape parameter?

A. 0.4142-0.5
B. 0.7
C. 0.8369
D. 1.2-1.5
Answer» B. 0.7
7.

Following diagram will generate _____________

A. square C/S shape
B. circular profile
C. elliptic profile
D. flat surface
Answer» B. circular profile
8.

If distance between shoulder point and tangent point is much higher then, it will produce ____________

A. flat C/S shape
B. circle shape only
C. circle with diameter as distance
D. circle of radius as distance between points
Answer» B. circle shape only
9.

Typically, a fuselage is lofted by using 5-10 control station based on requirements of fuselage.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
10.

As a designer we need to design a single engine fighter A/C having circular nozzle exhaust. Most appropriate control station for nozzle exhaust is ____________

A. circle with nozzle exhaust diameter
B. square of circle diameter
C. triangular
D. elliptic shape
Answer» B. square of circle diameter
11.

Define control station.

A. Original cross-section used for longitudinal control lines
B. Auxiliary lines
C. Conic shape with circle only
D. Elliptic contour only
Answer» B. Auxiliary lines
12.

What do you mean by longitudinal control lines?

A. Smooth lines which controls overall shape of the conic cross-section
B. Lines which expands to vertical direction only
C. Lines which go in horizontal direction only
D. Line which can be expanded only in lateral direction
Answer» B. Lines which expands to vertical direction only
13.

The purpose of the longitudinal control lines is __________

A. to connect end points, shoulder points and tangent point of different conic curves
B. to connect tangent points at half distance only of same conic curve
C. only to produce control of lifting lines of same curve
D. to change lifting line slope
Answer» B. to connect tangent points at half distance only of same conic curve