Aircraft Performance: An Engineering Approach
Mohammad H. Sadraey
2nd Edition
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,Table of Contents — Aircraft Performance: An Engineering
Approach (2nd Edition)
1. Atmosphere
2. Equations of Motion
3. Drag Force and Drag Coefficient
4. Engine Performance
5. Straight-Level Flight – Jet Aircraft
6. Straight-Level Flight: Propeller-Driven Aircraft
7. Climb and Descent
8. Takeoff and Landing
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9. Turn Performance and Flight Maneuvers
10.Aircraft Performance Analysis Using Numerical
Methods and MATLAB
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, Solutions to problems for
Aircraft Performance: An Engineering Approach, Mohammad Sadraey, 2nd ed.
Ch. 1
The software package Mathcad is used to solve problems.
1.1. Determine the temperature, pressure and air density at 5,000 m and ISA condition.
There are two methods:
a. Using appendix:
From Appendix A:
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- Temperature: 255.69 K
- Pressure: 54,048 Pa
- Air density: 0.7364 kg/m3
b. Calculations:
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h = 5000m ISA L1 = 6.5 R1 = 287 Po = 101325Pa
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Sea level: To = (15 + 273)K = 288 K
5000 m: T5 = To − L1h = 255.5 K (Equ 1.6)
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P5 = Po = 54000.3 Pa (Equ 1.16)
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P5 kg
5 = = 0.736 (Equ 1.23)
R1T5 3
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Same results.
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, 1.2. Determine the pressure at 5,000 m and ISA-10 condition.
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h = 5000m ISA − 10 L1 = 6.5 R1 = 287 Po = 101325Pa
1000m kgK
Sea level: To = (15 + 273 − 10)K = 278 K
5000 m: T5 = To − L1h = 245.5 K (Equ 1.6)
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P5 = Po = 52714.2 Pa (Equ 1.16)
To
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1.3. Calculate air density at 20,000 ft altitude and ISA+15 condition.
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h = 20000ft ISA + 15 L1 = 2 R1 = 287 Po = 101325Pa
1000ft kgK
Sea level: To = [(15 + 273) + 15]K = 303 K To = 545.4R
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20000 ft: T20 = To − L1h = 263 K T20 = 473.4R (Equ 1.6)
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P20 = Po = 48143.9 Pa P20 = 1005.5 (Equ 1.16)
To ft
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P20 kg slug
20 = = 0.638 20 = 0.001238 (Equ 1.23)
R1T20 3 3
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1.4. An aircraft is flying at an altitude at which its temperature is -4.5 oC. Calculate:
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