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Given the following data, calculate VS1G for this aircraft.
Air density: 1.225 kg/m3
Aircraft mass: 2000 kg
Wing surface area: 16 m2
g: 10 m/s2
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Learning objective 081.03.01.02.02: Solve VS1G from the lift formula given varying CL.
The 1g stall speed (VS1G) is the airspeed at which, for a load factor of 1, we will reach the critical angle of attack. At this critical angle of attack, we will have the largest CL possible - CLMAX. From the lift equation (L = ½ ρ V2 S CL) we see that lift is proportional to V2. For a CL fixed at CLMAX if we want to create more lift, we need to be flying faster.
With a load factor of 1, Lift = Weight = mg
Where m is the mass of the aircraft, and g is the acceleration due to gravity (here said to be 10 m/s2)
We can read off CLMAX from the question annex - it is the maximum CL, which coincides with the critical angle of attack. In this case, CLMAX = 1.5
We can now rewrite the lift formula in terms of VS1G, CLMAX and aircraft mass, and then re-arrange to solve for VS1G:
- L = ½ ρ V2 S CL
- L = W = m g = ½ ρ VS1G2 S CLMAX
- 2 VS1G2 = m g / (ρ S CLMAX)
- VS1G = √ (2 m g / (ρ S CLMAX))
Substituting values, we find:
- VS1G = √ (2 x 2000 x 10) / (1.225 x 16 x 1.5)) = 36.9 m/s
Caution!: The answers are in knots, not m/s! We must convert kt to m/s
We can use a conversion factor of 1 kt = 0.514 m/s:
- 36.9/0.514 = 71.8 kt
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