DESIGN STUDENT NEED INPUT

scozzd · Post by **scozzd** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 10:35 pm

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 ... 68x351.jpg
http://www.autoevolution.com/images/new ... 8303_1.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... e_view.jpg
http://www.automotorblog.com/wp-content ... oncept.jpg[/url]

Jim Stewart · Post by **Jim Stewart** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 10:44 pm

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.

scozzd · Post by **scozzd** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 10:57 pm

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.

Aerco · Post by **Aerco** » Fri Aug 19, 2011 2:48 pm

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.