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Department of Aeronautical Engineering

AE6302 – Elements of Aeronautics
(As per Anna university regulation 2013)
Important Questions for 1st Unit
Part –A
1. Who is called as the glider king? (April/May 2011)
2. Difference between Monoplane and Biplane? (Nov/Dec 2010)
3. Why are Monoplane superior to Monoplane? (April/May 2011)
4. Difference between a hot air balloon and an aircraft? (April /May 2011)
5. Define Balloon?
6. Differentiate airplane from aircraft? (Nov/Dec 2010)
7. What are Difference between Airplane and Helicopter? (Nov/Dec 2010)
8. Difference between Lighter than air and heavier than air vehicles? (Nov/Dec
2009)
9. What are the advantages of a Biplane over a Monoplane? (Nov/Dec 2008)
10.What are the types of Balloon?
11.What is the major aerodynamic contribution of Wright brothers? (Nov/Dec
2008)
12.When was the first hot air balloon fly? And which fuel is used by Montgolfier?
13.What is meant by Ornithopter? (Nov/Dec 2014)
14.Who is called the Father of Glider? Why? (Nov/Dec 2008)
15.Define Hot air Balloon
16.Why that turbofan engine is very widely used in commercial aircraft?
(April/May 2008)
17.State Two kinds of aircraft? (April/May 2004)
18.What are the High lift devices? (Nov/Dec 2009)
19.When was the first gas balloon fly? Which gas is used in that balloon?
20.Disadvantages of hot air balloon?
21.Define Gas balloon?
22.What are the types of pressure in the gas balloon?
23.Define combination balloon or roziere type Balloon?
24.Define Tethering and kite balloons?
25.Advantages and uses of tethering and kite balloons?
26.What is meant by Biplane?
27.What is meant by Monoplane?
Part – B
1. Define Biplane, Monoplane with an example and state its advantages and
disadvantages?(Nov/Dec 2011)
2. Describe in Detail the development of propulsion over years? (Nov/Dec 2011)

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3. Give an account on Wright Brothers efforts effects to produce an airplane.

(Nov/Dec 2008)
4. Briefly explain how the modern developments in the subjects of aerodynamics
and aerospace materials influenced aircraft design? (April/May 2011)
5. Bring out the essential difference in the structural design approaches of
fuselage with respect to early airplanes and modern airplanes? (April/May
2011)
6. What are the advantages and disadvantages of monoplanes compared to
biplane? (Nov/Dec 2008)
7. Explain why swept back wing concept has been developed. (Nov/Dec 2008)
8. Describe the developments of airplanes from their beginning stages. (Nov/Dec
2014)
9. Explain the developments of aerodynamics and propulsion over the years.
(Nov/Dec 2014).
10.Explain how the modern developments in aerodynamics and aerospace
materials influenced aircraft design. (April/May 2014)
11.Sketch symmetrical and cambered airfoils and mark its nomenclature.
(April/May 2014)
12.Explain how the airplane propulsion has developed over the years and briefly
explain about the piston engine. (April/May 2014)

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