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This section includes 12 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 typical large airliner has outer diameter of 20in. find the approximate value of diameter for passenger compartment. |
| A. | 12in |
| B. | 34in |
| C. | 20in |
| D. | 24in |
| Answer» B. 34in | |
| 2. |
A spar is located at 65% of MAC from leading edge. If spar is positioned in such way that distance between t.e. and spar is 2m then, estimate chord of wing. |
| A. | 5.71m |
| B. | 6.8 |
| C. | 4.4 |
| D. | 6.5 |
| Answer» B. 6.8 | |
| 3. |
A wing has chord of 1m. Find the appropriate range of the front spar position from l.e. |
| A. | 0.2m-0.3m |
| B. | 0.9m-1.5m |
| C. | 3.2 |
| D. | 1.2 |
| Answer» B. 0.9m-1.5m | |
| 4. |
Following diagram represents ______ |
| A. | wing box carrythrough |
| B. | ring frames |
| C. | bending beams |
| D. | strut braced |
| Answer» B. ring frames | |
| 5. |
If possible, we should avoid using any structural cutout. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 6. |
Fuselage bending loads are carried by ___________ |
| A. | keelson |
| B. | tail |
| C. | nelson |
| D. | ribs |
| Answer» B. tail | |
| 7. |
To decrease the weight of a typical commercial fuselage, stringers should be _________ |
| A. | straight and uninterrupted |
| B. | straight and curved |
| C. | interrupted at every point |
| D. | only straight |
| Answer» B. straight and curved | |
| 8. |
Longerons are used to oppose __________ |
| A. | bending |
| B. | expansion only |
| C. | contraction only |
| D. | drag |
| Answer» B. expansion only | |
| 9. |
To reduce weight of the structural member we can __________ |
| A. | provide shortest and straightest possible load paths |
| B. | provide only straightest possible load paths |
| C. | provide only shortest possible load paths |
| D. | provide shortest and highly curved possible load paths |
| Answer» B. provide only straightest possible load paths | |
| 10. |
Span-loading is defined as __________ |
| A. | distribution of weight along span as lift distribution |
| B. | thrust loading |
| C. | wing loading |
| D. | inverse of power loading |
| Answer» B. thrust loading | |
| 11. |
We can minimize the weight of the structural member by _________ |
| A. | placing opposite forces near to each other |
| B. | placing opposite forces away from each other |
| C. | placing similar forces near to each other |
| D. | placing only upward forces near to each other |
| Answer» B. placing opposite forces away from each other | |
| 12. |
What is the load path? |
| A. | Structural elements by virtue of which opposing forces are connected |
| B. | Structural elements by virtue of which similar forces are connected |
| C. | Structural elements by virtue of which opposite moments are linked |
| D. | Lifting path |
| Answer» B. Structural elements by virtue of which similar forces are connected | |