What is the flight load factor with flaps up?

What is the flight load factor with flaps up?

• A. +3.5g
• B. +4.4g, -1.76g
• C. 0g
• D. +2.0g

Answer: (B)

Load factor tells you how many g's the airframe must carry during maneuvers, by comparing lift to weight. When the wings are in a clean configuration (flaps up), the structure is designed to withstand a specific envelope of positive and negative loads. For this configuration, the design limits are approximately +4.4 g in positive loading and -1.76 g in negative loading. That means during aggressive pulls you shouldn’t exceed about +4.4 g, and during pushes or downward gusts you shouldn’t exceed about -1.76 g. The other options don’t match the full structural envelope. A value around +3.5 g would be below the actual positive limit, while 0 g or +2.0 g don’t reflect the necessary negative-g capability or the higher positive limit.

Load factor tells you how many g's the airframe must carry during maneuvers, by comparing lift to weight. When the wings are in a clean configuration (flaps up), the structure is designed to withstand a specific envelope of positive and negative loads. For this configuration, the design limits are approximately +4.4 g in positive loading and -1.76 g in negative loading. That means during aggressive pulls you shouldn’t exceed about +4.4 g, and during pushes or downward gusts you shouldn’t exceed about -1.76 g.

The other options don’t match the full structural envelope. A value around +3.5 g would be below the actual positive limit, while 0 g or +2.0 g don’t reflect the necessary negative-g capability or the higher positive limit.