Explore topic-wise MCQs in Aircraft Design.

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