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jedi

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I am looking at a long weekend with stay at home orders and expect we may all have an interest in some stay at home aviation entertainment. What could be more interesting than to design the perfect aircraft. As stated many times aircraft design begins with mission specifications.

OK, The clock is running. What are the specifications for the perfect virtual aircraft.

Rules:

1. It must be affordable. Not saying by who or how much it could cost but is must be cost effective. A bicycle is cost effective, A car is cost effective. To some, a boat is cost effective. To even fewer individuals an aircraft is cost effective. A train is not cost effective.

2. It must not violate normally accepted physical principles. F=ma, E=m(C squared), entropy/enthalpy theory, etc.

3. It must function on planet earth within existing physical parameters. No Zeppelin masts on top of tall buildings. That includes Sky Car charging stations.

4. It must be new design requirements. No physical item shown on the internet can meet these specifications.

5. Reserved for additional rules.

Specifications required include

1. Minimum, maximum and designed range and speed.
2. Occupant capacity.
3. Maximum empty and gross weight. or payload. Edit: Per post #8.
4. Maximum operating cost and purchase cost.
5. Storage requirements.
6. Any additional limitations to be avoided.

Note: It is ok to reference and existing design. For example; a tailwind with 45 knot stall speed and wings fold in less than 5 minutes with no more than 25 pound weight increase and 10 hours build time.

Or, A Cessna 150 with room for two, 220 pound occupancy and no more than 150 hp. Other specifications the same except cruise speed of 100 kts.

Be reasonable!
 
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