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Which of these would change the non-dimensional derivatives rather than only the dimensional ones?

  • A.Extending the flaps
  • B.Climbing at constant Mach number
  • C.Burning fuel
  • D.Accelerating at constant altitude and Mach number

Answer: A

Extending the flaps alters the aerodynamic shape, so the coefficients themselves change. Climbing at constant Mach number changes dynamic pressure and therefore the dimensional derivatives while leaving the non-dimensional ones nearly alone. Burning fuel changes mass and inertia, not aerodynamics. And the last option is self-contradictory as written, since at constant altitude an acceleration changes Mach number, but taken as a dynamic-pressure change it again affects only the dimensional set.

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