Consider a light, single-engine, propeller-driven, private airplane, approximately modeled after the Cessna T-41A. The characteristics of the...

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Consider a light, single-engine, propeller-driven, privateairplane, approximately modeled after the Cessna T-41A. Thecharacteristics of the airplane are as follows: wingspan = 35.8 ft,wing area = 174 ft2, normal gross weight = 2950 lb, fuelcapacity = 65 gal of aviation gasoline, the parasite dragcoefficient CD,0 = 0.025, Oswaldefficiency factor = 0.8 and propeller efficiency = 0.8. The powerplant comprises one-piston engine of 230 hp at sea level. Calculatethe maximum velocity of the airplane at sea level. (Round the finalanswer to one decimal place.)

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