Self-Test 3 Fill out the boxes provided using standard spreadsheet methods

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1 What is the Breguet range (in km) of an aircraft with a
specific fuel consumption of 17 mg/(N s)
a lift-to drag ratio of 15
a take-off mass of 100000 kg DON’T WRITE IN THESE SHADED CELLS
a usable fuel mass of 30000 kg
a cruise flight speed of 238 m/s ? km 7622 0 0

2 What is the required L/D of an aircraft that has

to fly a Breguet Range of 4000 km
a specific fuel consumption of 20 mg/(N s)
a take-off mass of 1800 kg
a usable fuel mass of 500 kg
a cruise speed of 223 m/s ? 10.8 0 0

3 What is the required usable fuel mass (kg)

to permit an aircraft to fly
a Breguet Range of 5000 km
with an L/D of 20
with a gross mass of 300,000 kg
with a specific fuel consumption of 16 mg/(N s)
at a speed of 252 m/s ? kg 43188 0 0

4 What is the lift coefficient of an aircraft with

an approach speed of 70 m/s
at sea-level density 1.226 kg/cu.m
with a mass of 10,000 kg
an aspect ratio of 12
a wing span of 12 m ? 2.72 0 0

5a What is the minimum drag (N)

of an aircraft in level flight
with CD0 equal to 0.12
with a cruise mass of 450 kg
with an air density of 0.04 kg/cu.m
with an aspect ratio of 15
with k equal to 1.15 ? N 478 0 0

5b At what flight speed does minimum drag

occur (m/s) for the aircraft specified in question 5a
if the wing area is 15 sq.m ? m,/s 0 0 0

5c What would be the answer to question

5b if the maximum lift coefficient was 1.6 ? m/s 96 0 0

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