Code: 9A21604

B.Tech III Year II Semester (R09) Regular & Supplementary Examinations, April/May 2013 FLIGHT VEHICLE DESIGN (Aeronautical Engineering) Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70 Answer any FIVE questions All questions carry equal marks ***** 1 2 Define a mission profile. Explain the various types of mission profiles with neat sketches. Explain the conceptual sketches of anti-submarine warfare aircraft with neat sketches and also about L/D estimation, take-off weight sizing. Explain about: Airfoil geometry selection. Wing geometry selection. Define lofting. Explain about conic lofting with a neat sketch of conic layout. Explain about Flat-wrap fuselage lofting. Give its configuration layout. Explain about static pitch stability and also give the necessary equations. Explain about: Air loads. Inertial loads. Explain in your own words the whole procedure to design an aircraft and also the necessary parameters to be taken into consideration in terms of concepts like aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, materials, performance & stability and flight mechanics. *****

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Code: 9A21604

B.Tech III Year II Semester (R09) Regular & Supplementary Examinations, April/May 2013 FLIGHT VEHICLE DESIGN (Aeronautical Engineering) Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70 Answer any FIVE questions All questions carry equal marks ***** 1 What are the primary objectives and requirements of the flight vehicle? Explain in detail with the help of a flow chart. Explain in your own words how do you calculate the take off gross weight for any type of mission profile (or) aircraft with all the necessary equations. Elaborate about airfoil lift and drag with all the necessary figures which explain about airfoil flow field and circulation. What do you understand by control surface sizing? Elaborate about fuselage loft verification. Explain with a figure about aircraft coordinate system. What are aircraft loads? Explain about load categories is detail. Explain in your own words about review and the whole evaluation of the aircraft design. *****

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Code: 9A21604

B.Tech III Year II Semester (R09) Regular & Supplementary Examinations, April/May 2013 FLIGHT VEHICLE DESIGN (Aeronautical Engineering) Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70 Answer any FIVE questions All questions carry equal marks ***** 1 2 Define design. Explain about aircraft design. Define conceptual design. Explain about take-off weight build up, empty-weight estimation and fuel-fraction estimation giving all the necessary equations. Explain about airfoil families in detail and also give the fult form for NACA series of airfoil, how many digit series are there. Explain about geometry sizing of fuselage. Explain with necessary equations about wing / tail layout and loft and wing location with respect to the fuselage and wing / tail lofting with neat-labeled sketches. Elaborate about longitudinal static stability and control along with pitch-moment equation and trim giving the necessary equations. Explain about air loads on lifting surfaces with necessary equations and giving V-n diagram. Explain about forward-swept wing and backward-swept wing. *****

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Code: 9A21604

B.Tech III Year II Semester (R09) Regular & Supplementary Examinations, April/May 2013 FLIGHT VEHICLE DESIGN (Aeronautical Engineering) Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70 Answer any FIVE questions All questions carry equal marks ***** 1 What are the three phases of aircraft design? Explain them in detail with the help of a flow chart. How do you estimate LID, mission segment weight fractions specific fuel consumption, with all necessary equations? Explain: Design lift co-efficient. Thrust to weight ratio and wing loading. Explain about conic fuselage development with neat sketches. What do you understand by airfoil flat-wrap interpolation and wing/tail Goss-section layout? Explain with neat labeled sketches. Explain with necessary equations about. Wing and tail lift, flaps and elevators. Wing pitching moment. Discuss about air loads due to control deflection. Give the necessary equations. Elaborate about canard-pusher and delta wing. *****

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