Exam Details

Subject Aircraft Design/Launch Vehicle/ Rocket Design
Paper
Exam / Course B.Tech in Aerospace Engineering (BTAE)
Department School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

No. of Printed Pages: 2 IBAS-023I
B.Tech. AEROSPACE ENGINEERING (BTAE)

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Term-End Examination

o December, 2016 o
BAS-023 AIRCRAFT DESIGN LAUNCH
VEHICLE ROCKET DESIGN

Time hours Maximum Marks 70
Note: Attemptanysevenquestions. UseofScientificcalculator is pennitted. All questions carry equal marks.


1. What are the reasons behind giving twist to main wing Explain with neat sketch.

Explain different types of air inlets for subsonic and supersonic aircraft.

2. Describe, in detail the tree of an Airplane Design process.

3. What is the function of a wing in the aircraft? Draw different kinds of wing arrangements commonly used in airplanes, clearly describing usage/merits/demerits of each.

4. What is the function of a tail in the aircraft? Draw different kinds of tail arrangements commonly used in airplanes and state the advantages and disadvantages of each.

5. Describe, in detail high lift devices and their effect on maximum lift co-efficient.

6. Explain the different types of drag experienced by an aircraft. Also draw the drag divergence curve.

7. Discuss the effect of stall speed, wing loading, head wind and tail wind on take-off and landing performance of an aircraft.

8. Discuss the merits and demerits of the following:

high wing configuration

mid wing configuration

wing mounted engine

fuselage mounted engine

9. Compare the root and tip stall of a wing in an aircraft with neat sketches.


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Aerodynamics- I
  • Aerodynamics- II
  • Aircraft Design/Launch Vehicle/ Rocket Design
  • Aircraft Instruments
  • Aircraft Safety and Maintenance Engineering
  • Aircraft Structures
  • Aircraft Systems And Airworthiness Requirements
  • Applied Chemistry
  • Applied Physics
  • Basic Control Theory
  • CNS-ATM system
  • Composite Materials
  • Computer Fundamentals
  • Engineering Drawing
  • Environmental Science
  • Flight Mechanics
  • High Speed Aerodynamics
  • Instruction To Computer Play Device
  • Introduction to Aeronautics
  • Introduction To Rocket And Missiles
  • Mechanics Design
  • Propulsion- I
  • Propulsion- II
  • Rocket Propulsion
  • Space Dynamics
  • Strength of Materials
  • Technical Writing and Communication Skills
  • Workshop Technology