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.
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.