POF - Gust Load
Hi all,
I'd need some help figuring out the following two questions, been working on this for too many hours now. Many thanks in advance!
Aircraft maintaining straight and level flight at speed of 1.9 VS. If a vertical gust causes a load factor of 2.9 the load factor n caused by the same gust at a speed of 2 VS would be:
a) n = 3.00 (correct answer)
b) n = 3.61
c) n = 2.85
d) irrelevant, since airplane would already be in a stalled condition at 1.9 VS
Aircraft maintaining straight and level flight at speed of 1.5 VS. If a vertical gust causes a load factor of 2.5 the load factor n caused by the same gust at a speed of 2 VS would be:
a) n = 3.00
b) n = 2.30
c) n = 2.25
d) irrelevant, since airplane would already be in a stalled condition at 1.5 VS (correct answer)
Last edited by Transsonic2000; 5th Jan 2014 at 13:36.