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Two things: Why are cockpits so tight, and Why do we not see more round fuselages.

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Faralon

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I'm assuming it has to due with aerodynamics, engine size, weight limits (Light Sport). But lets take Light Sport out of the equation.

What is your initial response to why cabins are 40-44" on average w/o bubble doors (which start to make the argument to why not a tubular fuselage in the first place...).

Is there an FAA limit on private aircraft size for single piston aircraft?

I would think that a few "Standard" aircraft tubular fuselages could be mass produced and made available for anyone to put their airfoil, empennage, and nose on and call their own. And even cost less to make?

Lets take a Cessna caravan. Give it a tubular fuselage at 64" (5.3' tube), lower the seats a bit so the 64" are at your shoulders leaving some curved room for your head (above) and legs (below). Make it 4-6 passenger instead of 10-14, put on your style of airfoil wing's and empennage, and I would think that a decent tapered nose and a non-turbo prop engine should be able to fly something like that.

I could be totally wrong. Just curious what the thoughts are.
 
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