Aerospace Engineering
GATE AE topic:flight-mechanics PYQs
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Question 21
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A three-member truss is simply supported at Q and R, and loaded at P by a horizontal force
as shown. The force in QR is 
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The closed thin-walled rectangular channel shown in figure (i) is opened by introducing a sharp cut at the center of the bottom edge, as shown in figure (ii). Which one of the following statements is correct?

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The region of highest static temperature in a rocket engine and the region of highest heat flux are ____________, respectively.
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If
are three mutually perpendicular unit vectors, then
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Across an oblique shock wave in a calorically perfect gas,
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NACA 2412 airfoil has
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For International Standard Atmosphere (ISA) up to 11 km, which of the following statement(s) is/are true?
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Let
and
represent the normal stress and shear stress on a plane, respectively. The Mohr circle(s) that may possibly represent the state of stress at points in a beam of rectangular cross-section under pure bending is/are:Your answerSelect all correct options. You can choose more than one.
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An isotropic linear elastic material point under plane strain condition in the x-y plane always obeys:
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A high-pressure-ratio multistage axial compressor encounters an extreme loading mismatch during starting. Which of the following technique(s) can be used to alleviate this problem?
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