Question: Table 1 : Cruise Data for Piston - Prop Aircraft Number of engines & propellers 4 Wing reference area 1 2 0 m 2 Total

Table 1: Cruise Data for Piston-Prop Aircraft
Number of engines & propellers 4
Wing reference area 120 m2
Total mass 30000kg
Maximum lift coefficient (CLmax)1.8
Profile drag coefficientD0C 0.025
Maximum lift to drag ratio 12
Propeller efficiency 92%
Specific fuel consumption (s.f.c.)1.0x10-7 kg J-1
Ambient density at cruise 0.6 kg m-3Estimate the total shaft power required to achieve a climb rate of 5 m s-1 at a true
airspeed 10% above VSTALL at ISA sea level conditions.

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