MODULE 2

Question 1

Developments in aeronautical engineering can be broken down into separate divisions that have developed at different rates:

Answer 1

(a) Aerodynamics, (b) Power plant Engineering (c) control, radios and navigation aids, (d) airframe engineering, (e) the structure design

Question 2

A 1917 FIGHTER AIRCRAFT

Answer 2

SOP-WITCH CAMEL

Question 3

SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT TODAY

Answer 3

SR-71 BLACKBIRD

Question 4

WHO ACHIEVED FIRST SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT

Answer 4

WRIGHT BROTHERS

Question 5

A 1935 FIGHTER AIRCRAFT

Answer 5

HAWKER HERRICANE

Question 6

INSPIRATION FOR SEMI-MONOCOQUE STRUCTURE IN AIRCRAFT

Answer 6

BOAT BUILDING

Question 7

HAVE DEVELOPED IN TWO LARGE STEPS SEPARATED BY SERIES OF SUDDEN BURST OF INGENUITY

Answer 7

POWER PLANT

Question 8

STRIDE WAS THE JET ENGINE WWII BY

Answer 8

SIR FRANK WHITTLE HANS VON OHAIN

Question 9

entire aircraft were all constructed from rectangular frames that were prevented from shearing or collapsing by diagonally stretched wire.

• The biplane construction with wire bracing was the most notable feature of aircraft construction for some years and paired nicely with lightweight materials such as bamboo and spruce.

Answer 9

WIRE BRACED STRUCTURE

Question 10

• also known as stressed skin; major advantage of this type of construction is the outer skin of the fuselage becomes an active load-carrying member of the structure.
• is generally at a uniform and lower stress level, reducing stress concentrations and giving better fatigue life.

Answer 10

SEMI-MONOCOQUE STRUCTURE

Question 11

Another technique to provide more rigidity; generally features a very lightweight core, such as honeycomb lattice or a foam, sandwiched between two thin yet stiff outer panels.

Answer 11

SANDWICH STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITE MATERIALS

Question 12

Apart from carbon fiber and other composites other researchers have been looking into completely redefining the shape of aircraft. Researchers at MIT have been developing the blended wing concept and NASA are exploring the technology of morphing or shape-changing aircraft, taking inspiration directly from nature.

Answer 12

NOVEL DESIGN

Question 13

WIRE BRACING WAS THE MODT NOTABLE FEATURE OF AIRCRAFT CONSTRUCTION FOR SOME YEARS AND PAIRED NICELY WITH LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS SUCH AS

Answer 13

BAMBOO AND SPRUCE

Question 14

INSPIRATION WAS TAKEN FROM THE LONG TRADITION AND EXPERTISE IN BOAT BOAT BUILDING

Answer 14

SEMI-MONOCOQUE STRUCTURES

Question 15

airflow around the aircraft

Answer 15

aerodynamics