Question: Problem 0 6 . 0 0 8 - Estimate absolute ceiling Consider an airplane patterned after the Beechcraft Bonanza V - tailed, single - engine

Problem 06.008- Estimate absolute ceiling
Consider an airplane patterned after the Beechcraft Bonanza V-tailed, single-engine light private airplane. The characteristics of the airplane are as follows: aspect ratio \(=6.2\), wing area \(=181\mathrm{ft}^{2}\), Oswald efficiency factor \(=0.91\), weight \(=3000\mathrm{lb}\), and zero-lift drag coefficient \(=0.027\). The airplane is powered by a single piston engine of 345 hp maximum at sea level. Assume the power of the engine is proportional to free-stream density. The two-blade propeller has an efficiency of 0.83. Estimate the absolute ceiling of the airplane. Refer to the power plot of the airplane qiven below at sea level and at 12,000 ft altitude.
The absolute ceiling of the single-engine light airplane is ft.
Problem 0 6 . 0 0 8 - Estimate absolute ceiling

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