Well, then you would be essentially building an airplane from scratch and it wouldn’t be a Sonerai any longer. If you’re enthused about aluminum construction,Does anyone know if it would be feasible to construct the fuselage out of aluminum? I just like working with aluminum rather than dealing with the welding and fabric. Any thoughts would be appreciated
No, it wouldn't be a Sonerai , but it would look like a Sonerai, which is visually pleasing and not hideous like a Sonex.Well, then you would be essentially building an airplane from scratch and it wouldn’t be a Sonerai any longer. If you’re enthused about aluminum construction,
why not build a Sonex?
The Panther has a steel tube sub-frame that run from the firewall to behind the cockpit. As far as I'm aware you also can't buy plans and scratch build a Panther, which is one of the big reasons I'm building a modified Sonerai. I'm an aircraft sheetmetal worker by trade, and I did consider making a semi-monocoque aluminium fuselage, but decided it would probably end up heavier than I would like. Not being an engineer, I would probably way over-engineer it.Build a Panther, similar looks but all aluminum.
Yes, it's efficient...But it' really ugly.There is a purpose to the Sonex fuselage shape. It is a "lifting body", an airfoil shape that adds to lift and decreases drag.
Building a Sonerai with an aluminum airframe and tail feathers (?) would be a new design, would involve different weights, material strengths and sizes, torque vectors, vibration characteristics, and changes to the weight and balance. There is a purpose to the Sonex fuselage shape. It is a "lifting body", an airfoil shape that adds to lift and decreases drag.
Wings fold.Hey Spankyscub, I'll check out the Panther, but I bet it doesn't have that neat folding wing like the Soneri
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