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25th Jun 2001, 22:15

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Flying Farmer

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Load factor question

Sitting exams next monday and can't figure this one ,brain nearly on overload so here goes.
Straight and level with a Coeff/Lift of 0.38,
a 1 degree increase in Angle/Attack increases
Coeff/Lift by 0.082,so with a 2 degree increase in Angle of Attack due to a gust, what will the new Load factor be.
Stuck on this one hope someone can help.

25th Jun 2001, 22:23

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Genghis the Engineer

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1 + ( (0.082 * 2)/0.38) = 1.43

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25th Jun 2001, 22:33

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Thanks Ghengis,

Should have taken more notes on this one,mistakenly though I had it cracked.
Could be the one that gets the pass though.
Thanks for the reply.

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25th Jun 2001, 22:38

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Flying Farmer

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Next time I might even spell Genghis correctly,most embarrasing.

Flying Farmer

30th Jun 2001, 00:02

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Genghis the Engineer

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Glad to be of service, although whilst I can see clearly why as an aeronautical Engineer I need this knowledge, it escapes me completely why it's considered useful to an airline pilot.

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