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What is the liftoff speed? - ✔✔1.2Vso
Forces at liftoff and landing? (They are the same) - ✔✔Thrust, drag, friction
What types of drag at liftoff? - ✔✔Parasite initially, induced and parasite at liftoff
What is friction? - ✔✔Rolling resistance
Forces acting due to the runway? - ✔✔Surface, weight, lift
Factors in takeoffs? - ✔✔Density, temperature, pressure, moisture
For low pressure is there low or high density? - ✔✔Low
Airplane starts takeoff roll with velocity equal to _______________? - ✔✔Headwind
Component
How does weight factor in with an upsloping runway? - ✔✔Weight component
becomes retarding force
How does weight factor in with an downsloping runway? - ✔✔Weight becomes
accelerating force
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, 2 methods to climb performance? - ✔✔Zoom climb- trade kinetic for potential
Excess thrust- sustained climb
Cruise climb is good for what? - ✔✔Engine cooling, high forward speed
Max level cruise speed factors? - ✔✔Altitude, weight, configuration
What is endurance? - ✔✔Total time an airplane stays in the air on a tank of fuel
There will be 12 forces of tail down force in cruise. List them. - ✔✔Lift weight coupling
Thrust line
Drag
Wing pitching moment
Fuselage
Inertia
How would we find the best endurance. - ✔✔-minimize fuel
-min power required to maintain 76
What would endurance give us? - ✔✔Best L/D!
What is range? - ✔✔Total distance traveled by airplane on a tank of fuel
What will max range give us? - ✔✔-max L/D
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