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Old October 3rd, 2006, 20:46   #1
JaceTheAce
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Default Aerodynamics Question for class

I was absent during the day the professor gave these equations. How do I find the solution and what are the equations?

An airplane has a published max gross weight of 4000 lbs, a published Vs of 68 kts, and a nL of 3.6.

A) What is this airplane's max weight Va?
Answer: 129 knots

B) What is the Va at 3400 lbs?
Answer: 118.9 knots

C) What is the new stall speed when it pulls 2.4g's?
Answer: 105.3 knots


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