Aerospace Engineering
GATE AE discipline:aerospace-engineering PYQs
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Question 31
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For three different airplanes A, B and C, the yawing moment coefficient (
) was measured in a wind-tunnel for three settings of sideslip angle
and tabulated as:Sideslip angle | Airplane A | Airplane B | Airplane C |
|---|---|---|---|
deg | -0.030 | -0.025 | 0.040 |
deg | 0 | 0 | 0 |
deg | 0.030 | 0.025 | -0.040 |
Which one of the following statements is true regarding directional static stability of the airplanes A, B and C?
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A closed curve is expressed in parametric form as
and
, where
m and
m. Approximating
, which of the following is the area enclosed by the curve?Your answerChoose one option.
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An axial compressor is designed to operate at a rotor speed of 1500 rpm and an inlet station temperature of 300 K. During compressor testing, the inlet station temperature of the compressor measured was 280 K. What should be the rotor speed for the compressor to develop the same performance characteristics during this test as in the design condition?
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For the state of stress shown in the figure, which one of the following represents the correct free body diagram showing the maximum shear stress and the associated normal stresses?

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In the equation
,
,
,
, where
is an orthogonal matrix, the sum of the unknowns,
______ (round off to one decimal place).Log in to check the answer
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If
is evaluated numerically using trapezoid rule with four intervals, the difference between the numerically evaluated value and the analytical value of the integral is equal to ______ (round off to three decimal places).Log in to check the answer
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The table shows the lift characteristics of an airfoil at low speeds. The maximum lift coefficient occurs at 16 degrees.
Angle of attack (in degrees) | Lift coefficient |
|---|---|
0 | 0.10 |
4 | 0.53 |
Using Prandtl-Glauert rule, the lift coefficient for the airfoil at the angle of attack of 6 degrees and free stream Mach number of 0.6 is ______ (round off to two decimal places).
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A low speed uniform flow
is incident on an airfoil of chord
. In the figure, the velocity profile some distance downstream of the airfoil is idealized as shown for section B. The static pressure at sections A and B is the same. The drag coefficient of the airfoil is ______ (round off to three decimal places). 
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An oblique shock is inclined at an angle of 35 degrees to the upstream flow of velocity 517.56 m/s. The deflection of the flow due to this shock is 5.75 degrees and the temperature downstream is 182.46 K. Assume the gas constant
J/(kg K), specific heat ratio
, and specific heat at constant pressure
J/(kg K). Using conservation relations, the Mach number of the upstream flow can be obtained as ______ (round off to one decimal place).Log in to check the answer
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The thickness of a laminar boundary layer (
) over a flat plate is
, where
is measured from the leading edge along the length of the plate. The velocity profile within the boundary layer is idealized as varying linearly with
. For freestream velocity of 3 m/s and kinematic viscosity of
m²/s, the displacement thickness at 0.5 m from the leading edge is ______ mm (round off to two decimal places).Log in to check the answer
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