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scozzd
Joined: 08 Aug 2011
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Location: NJ
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| Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 10:35 pm Post subject: DESIGN STUDENT NEED INPUT |
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So I'm an Industrial Design student with a love of aviation. I have my PPL with an instrument rating and I'm trying to convince my professors for my senior project to design a full size LSA. Right now everything is very conceptual and what I was hoping for was feelings on the future of LSA, and a general opinion on the direction of this project. I have images below that are early inspiration. The vision I have is using a tubular steel frame and composites to create a semi exposed airframe.
http://www.luxuo.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/bmw-vision-concept-car-468x351.jpg
http://www.autoevolution.com/images/news/ariel-atom-race-series-coming-to-the-us-28303_1.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Audi_R15_TDI_Plus_at_8_Heures_du_Castellet_2010_-_side_view.jpg
http://www.automotorblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Lamborghini-Sesto-Elemento-concept.jpg[/url] |
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Jim Stewart
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| Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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Rumor has it that the Flight Design CT2K was based on a University design. This is all a short search turns up:
http://www.flightdesign-berlin.de/?page_id=203&lang=en
Maybe the historical precedent will help you. |
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scozzd
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| Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2011 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Oh btw something I should probably elaborate on. The full size build would not be a functioning airplane merely a full scale concept model. That said I'm trying to make it as close to theoretically flyable as I can. |
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Aerco
Joined: 26 Aug 2009
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Location: Corona CA
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| Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2011 2:48 pm Post subject: |
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Come join us at http://www.homebuiltairplanes.com/forums/forum.php
Lots of knowledgeable people here and you can get some good advice, as long as you can take constructive criticisms too. |
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