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Minimizing time to build and cost to build

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skier

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In the " Cheap aircraft are simply impossible? :(" thread, there is discussion about limiting the cost to build aircraft for commercial manufacture.

What if we just wanted to limit time and cost for a one-off homebuilt? Some of the things mentioned in that thread were:
1) Hershey bar wing
2) Single spar wing
3) Sparse instrument panel (VFR only)
4) no flaps
5) simple (non-oleo) landing gear

The more obvious would be:
6) fixed gear
7) used engine

What else should be considered in the design process to limit cost and labor of building a one-off aircraft?

materials?
aerodynamics?
structure?

I'm sure this has probably come up before, if you don't feel like writing a full answer, but know of a thread with discussion about this feel free to post that too.
 
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