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Chapter 3 - Advanced Aircraft Design
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- 1Name the six general classifications for military aircraft.v
- 2List four design features of advanced trainers that differ from their ab-initio counterpart.v
- 3Why does the PC-9 require more advanced lift augmentation devices than the CT-4?v
- 4For a fighter aircraft, what handling characteristic is critical to achieving a valid targeting solution in an air-to-air engagement?v
- 5What factors have led to a reduction in the requirement for bombers?v
- 6State three design features that assist in achieving stealth capability.v
- 7Why are jamming systems and active countermeasures often fitted to bombers?v
- 8Why are maritime patrol aircraft rarely powered by turbojet engines?v
- 9What is the difference between the elastic region and the plastic region when considering material fatigue?v
- 10Describe one method by which an aircraft designer is able to mitigate against the effects of material fatigue.v
- 11What two aspects of flight testing have transformed a previously high risk exercise into a confirmation of predicted qualities and performance?v
- 12Name the conceptual model by which the aircraft’s behaviour may be described.v
- 13What is a dead-beat oscillation?v
- 14Define the term damping ratio.v
- 15To reduce control surface flutter, where should the centre of gravity of the surface be located?v
- 16Describe how aileron deflection may lead to torsional flexural flutter of the wing.v
- 17Name the two primary types of vibration.v
- 18Describe a node.v
- 19Of what material are windscreens and canopies generally made?v
- 20List five advantages offered to the aircraft designer by composite materials, or composites.v
- 21Which method of forming metals is typically used for undercarriage components and why?v
- 22What is meant by wet assembly when referring to aircraft assembly?v
- 23For what reason, other than stability, may an aircraft possess dihedral?v
- 24Why is the low-wing configuration better suited to aircraft undertaking training and/or aerobatics?v
- 25In terms of aircraft design, what is a canard?v
- 26What control functions do tailerons provide? On which RAAF aircraft would you find them?v
- 27What type of aspect ratio does the CT-4 possess?v
- 28In which configuration does a variable-sweep aircraft possess a high aspect ratio?v
- 29For what purpose does LEX re-attach airflow to the upper surface of the wing and fuselage?v
- 30How can wing tip design affect fuel consumption?v
- 31List three devices used to enhance the lift characteristics of the leading edge.v
- 32How are spoilers automatically deployed on landing and for what reason?v
- 33What is the purpose of the propeller?v
- 34List five design changes available to allow propellers to efficiently use greater engine power.v
- 35How does the scimitar shaped propeller allow a greater cruising speed?v
- 36What is the name given to the curved-style propeller blade found on the C-130J Hercules?v
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