What is a high bypass ratio engine?

What is a high bypass ratio engine?

In a high bypass design, the vast majority of the thrust is derived from the ducted fan, rather than from combustion gases expanding in a nozzle.

A high bypass ratio provides a lower thrust specific fuel consumption (grams/sec fuel per unit of thrust in kN using SI units), especially at zero velocity (at takeoff) and at the cruise speed of most commercial jet aircraft.

What weather is associated with windshear?

What weather is associated with windshear?

CAT

Frontal passage

Microburst

What is the environmental lapse rate according to ISA?

What is the environmental lapse rate according to ISA?

1.98°C per 1000ft

Why is a great circle the shortest distance between two points?

Why is a great circle the shortest distance between two points?

The track changes constantly.

What is induced drag?

What is induced drag?

Induced drag and its wing tip vortices are a direct consequence of the creation of lift by the wing.

Since the Coefficient of Lift is large when the Angle of Attack is large, induced drag is inversely proportional to the square of the speed whereas all other drag is directly proportional to the square of the speed.

The effect of this is that induced drag is relatively unimportant at high speed in the cruise and descent where it probably represents less than 10% of total drag. In the climb, it is more important representing at least 20% of total drag. At slow speeds just after take off and in the initial climb, it is of maximum importance and may produce as much as 70% of total drag.

Finally, when looking at the potential strength of wing tip vortices, all this theory on induced drag must be moderated by the effect of aircraft weight. Induced drag will always increase with aircraft weight.

What do the abbreviations TSRA and MIFG mean?

What do the abbreviations TSRA and MIFG mean?

TSRA: Thunderstorm with rain

  • MIFG: Shallow fog

What uses the most battery power, to transmit or to receive?

What uses the most battery power, to transmit or to receive?

Transmitting uses more power.

Can you explain to me what Mach tuck is?

Can you explain to me what Mach tuck is?

Mach tuck is a nose-down pitching moment experienced as an aircraft passes Mcrit.

Mach tuck is a form of longitudinal instability that is caused by the centre of pressures rearward movement (caused by the shock wave) behind the centre of gravity.

If you are at the locator, on glide-scope, on localiser, but your altimeter is reading 500ft high what could be the cause of this?

If you are at the locator, on glide-scope, on localiser, but your altimeter is reading 500ft high what could be the cause of this?

False glide slope.

How does a jet engine/gas turbine work?

How does a jet engine/gas turbine work?

Forward motion forces air into the intake which is a convergent duct where it is compressed (causing a temperature rise).

Fuel is added and combustion takes place increasing the volume. The expanding gasses accelerate to the atmosphere through the exhaust duct nozzle producing a propulsive jet.

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