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AE372
Flight
Mechanics
Spring
2016
Instructor:
Dr.Ilkay
Yavrucuk
Homework#1
Due
on:
21
March
2015,
beginning
of
class.
Q1.
In
this
class
(and
many
other
classes
in
Flight
Mechanics)
we
will
assume
that
the
earth
is
flat,
non-rotating
etc.
and
that
the
earths
curvature
and
rotation
is
negligible.
But
how
much
of
an
error
do
we
really
make
in
using
these
assumptions?
Are
they
really
negligible?
The
questions
below
will
help
you
find
the
answer.
Assume
an
aircraft
flying
from
Istanbul
straight
south
to
Cape
Town,
South
Africa
at
a
constant
speed
of
800
km/h.
(Fig.1)
a. What
is
the
average
acceleration
the
aircraft
will
need
due
to
earths
curvature
only
in
order
to
maintain
constant
altitude?
b. What
is
the
average
acceleration
due
to
the
earths
curvature
and
earths
rotation
around
combined
in
order
to
maintain
constant
altitude?
(Assume
perfect
sphere,
neglect
rotation
around
sun)
Istanbul
Cape T own
Fig.1
Q2.
The
velocity
vector
of
an
aircraft
with
respect
to
the
ground
(earth),
written
in
the
body
! T
axis
system
is
VBE = ! 800 40 5 # km / h .
The
Euler
Angles
are
constant
and
are
found
" $
as
follows:
=20deg,
=0deg,
=140deg.
(Assumptions:
Earth
is
flat,
non-rotating,
still
atmosphere)
a. Find
the
magnitude
of
the
velocity
vector.
What
is
u,v,w?
b. Find
the
velocity
vector
of
the
aircraft
in
the
Vehicle-Carried
Coordinate
System?
Compare
the
magnitude
with
part
a.
Should
they
be
the
same,
why?
c. Find
the
Angle-of-attack
and
the
side-slip
angle.
d. Find
the
climb
path
angle.
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AE372,
2016,
Dr.Ilkay
Yavrucuk
14.02.2016
e. Assuming
no
acceleration,
what
is
the
distance
the
aircraft
will
travel
in
10min.?
What
is
the
new
position
of
the
aircraft
in
10min.,
if
the
position
of
the
aircraft
at
t=0s
in
n
earth
fixed
coordinate
system
is
(0,0,0).
Q3.
A
passenger
! airplane
is
flying
straight
from
East
to
West
on
the
equator
of
the
earth
at
a
velocity
( V )
of
900km/h
(with
respect
to
an
observer
on
earth)
at
32.000ft
with
an
angle
of
attack
of
5
degrees
and
no
sideslip
(Fig.1).
(Assumptions:
Earth
is
flat,
non-rotating,
still
atmosphere)
a) Find
the
Euler
Angles
of
the
aircraft
b) Write
the
velocity
vector
(of
the
aircraft
with
respect
to
the
observer
on
earth)
in
the
body-
fixed
coordinate
system.
c) Write
the
velocity
vector
(of
the
aircraft
with
respect
to
the
observer
on
earth)
in
the
vehicle-carried
coordinate
system.
d) Write
the
velocity
vector
(of
the
aircraft
with
respect
to
the
observer
on
earth)
in
an
earth-fixed
coordinate
system
attached
at
the
equator.
xB
AOA= 5deg
East
West
East
West
V
Figure
1:
Airplane
flying
to
West.
Notes:
Clearly
show
all
formulas,
data,
additional
assumptions
you
use
in
your
calculations.
Clearly
show
your
calculations.
Give
short
and
compact
answers.
Express
yourself
clearly.
No
need
for
fancy
report
formats.
Policy:
Students
are
encouraged
to
discuss
homework
verbally
with
each
other,
but
you
may
not
work
together
when
preparing
written
answers
nor
may
written
answers
be
compared.
Homework
is
due
at
the
beginning
of
class
on
the
day
it
is
due.
Late
homework
will
be
graded,
but
will
not
necessarily
receive
any
points.
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