Attached are four photos of the unfinished South African Ravin 500 kit that was on display at Oshkosh 2009.
Comments/analysis regarding the structural design of this fuselage which apparently utilizes four C-shaped, molded fuselage longerons and partial foam core sandwich construction would be much appreciated.
The fuselage mold is split vertically with port and starboard halves. There are cross braces below the cockpit floor and one bulkhead visible in the rear fuselage.
Wings are also two-piece, incorporating mainspars and rear subspars. The carbon mainspars overlap and join within the fuselage. Horizontal tailplane was one-piece, glass with carbon elevator.
The fuselage, wings, tailplane and other components appear to have been molded with an inscribed grid covering the exterior surfaces as an aid to alignment and windshield, window cutouts.
Comments anyone?
Comments/analysis regarding the structural design of this fuselage which apparently utilizes four C-shaped, molded fuselage longerons and partial foam core sandwich construction would be much appreciated.
The fuselage mold is split vertically with port and starboard halves. There are cross braces below the cockpit floor and one bulkhead visible in the rear fuselage.
Wings are also two-piece, incorporating mainspars and rear subspars. The carbon mainspars overlap and join within the fuselage. Horizontal tailplane was one-piece, glass with carbon elevator.
The fuselage, wings, tailplane and other components appear to have been molded with an inscribed grid covering the exterior surfaces as an aid to alignment and windshield, window cutouts.
Comments anyone?
