Question: A GPS receiver on a Predator aircraft records the velocity vector in the Earth frame to be vx = 53 m/s, v, = 34

A GPS receiver on a Predator aircraft records the velocity vector in


A GPS receiver on a Predator aircraft records the velocity vector in the Earth frame to be vx = 53 m/s, v, = 34 m/s and vz = -5 m/s. The air data system records a = 4 degrees and we know the yA component of velocity, is zero (i.e., v = 0). The aircraft is flying at sea level. The predator has the following properties in the usual notation: m = 1020kg S = 11.45m? meng = 0.6 k = 0.0236 Nprop = 0.9 Pmax Coo = 0.03 CLmax = 1.9 63kW nmax = 2 %3D CLo = 0.02 Cla = 0.095/deg (a) Determine the flight path angle y and the pitch angle e in degrees? (b) Can the aircraft sustain the flight condition in steady flight? Justify your answer with the appropriate calculations.

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