Determine the corrections or otherwise of the following Assertion and Reason : Assertion : For longitudinal static stability of an aircraft, slope of moment curve should be negative. Reason: Positive slope will result in more static stability than negative slope. Hence, slope should be positive always. and are true and is the correct reason for b) Both and are true but is not the correct reason for c) is true but is false d) is false but is true

Correct Answer: A
For longitudinal static stability of the aircraft, slope of moment coefficient curve should be less than zero. Hence, slope should be negative. Negative slope will provide static stability whereas positive slope will result in statically unstable aircraft. Hence, is true but is false.