Question

The range factor of cruise method 3 is identical to that of cruise method 1.

(a) True

(b) False

The question was posed to me in class test.

Asked question is from Cruise Method 3 in chapter Cruising Performance of Aircraft Performance

Answer 1

Correct answer is (a) True

The best explanation: In cruise method 3 the range factor is given by R=\(\Big[\frac{V_{mdi}}{C}E_{max}\Big]2u_i\Big\{tan^{-1}\Big[\frac{1}{u_{i}^2}\Big]-tan^{-1}\Big[\frac{1}{\omega u_{i}^2}\Big]\Big\}\) where \(\Big[\frac{V_{mdi}}{C}E_{max}\Big]\) is range factor and range pf aircraft is function of the range factor of the aircraft.