Explore topic-wise MCQs in Aircraft Design.

This section includes 10 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.

An aircraft has lift to drag ratio during cruise as 2.5 and load factor as 1.2. Which value of thrust loading should be selected?

A. 0.48
B. 0.58
C. 0.38
D. 0.28
Answer» B. 0.58
2.

An aircraft is to be designed to have max lift coefficient as 2.8 and at q=10Pa. If maximum load factor n=5 then, what will be the stall speed?

A. 1.80m/s
B. 1.80mph
C. 2.80mph
D. 2.80m/s
Answer» B. 1.80mph
3.

After estimating thrust and wing loading, we can proceed to the initial sizing.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
4.

For jet aircraft, thrust loading is greater than the climb gradient.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
5.

If climb gradient is G, then which of the following is correct?

A. T/W G + 2* ( sqrt{ frac{CD0}{ *e*AR}} )
B. T/W G + 4* ( sqrt{ frac{CD0}{ *e*AR}} )
C. T/W G 2* ( sqrt{ frac{CD0}{ *e*AR}} )
D. T/W G 4* ( sqrt{ frac{CD0}{ *e*AR}} )
Answer» B. T/W G + 4* ( sqrt{ frac{CD0}{ *e*AR}} )
6.

A designer is designing an aircraft which has climb gradient of 1.5 and has drag of 20N. If it weighs 220kg then, determine thrust to weight ratio?

A. 0.097
B. 0.87
C. 20
D. 220
Answer» B. 0.87
7.

What should be the load factor if, lift coefficient is designed as 2.1 and aircraft is operating at dynamic pressure q as 20 Pa. Given W/s =12.

A. 3.5
B. 5.5
C. 3.25
D. 4.5
Answer» B. 5.5
8.

What should be the aspect ratio (AR) of the prop aircraft if it is designed to work with maximum loiter wing loading of 32, CD0 = 0.06, dynamic pressure of 20 unit and Oswald efficiency as 0.6.

A. 7.54
B. 8.54
C. 7.65
D. 9.65
Answer» B. 8.54
9.

For estimated value of the thrust loading, we got three different values of wing loading. As a designer typically which wing loading should be considered?

A. Lowest among all three
B. Highest among all three
C. Any value
D. Always take average
Answer» B. Highest among all three
10.

Low wing loading increases __________

A. weight and cost of aircraft
B. weight only
C. lofting
D. drafting
Answer» B. weight only