Question: Problem 3 ( 2 0 ) A 1 6 3 5 0 Kg business jet flying straight and level at 6 5 0 0 m

Problem 3(20)
A 16350 Kg business jet flying straight and level at 6500m and 180m/s with cD0=0.02, e=0.8, wing area=48.3
m 2
, wingspan=19.6 m. The aircraft is equipped with two turbofan engines with total specific fuel consumption
sfc=20.0 g/kN/s. Jet engine fuel Jet A-1 has a heating value of 43.15 MJ/kg.
1- Find the thrust required (in Newton) to fly straight and level at this altitude.
2- Find the fuel flow rate (Kg/hr) and the overall efficiency of this aircraft

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