Re:The Weird-Looking, Fuel-Efficient Planes You Could Be Fly...
by thedrbrian on Friday November 11, 2022 @03:15AM
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Another problem is how planes are designed for different sizes.
Say you design your plane with the base / most ordered as the dash 9.
Now someone wants a smaller longer range one.
just take some fuselage barrel sections out. Boom dash 8.
Want an even smaller one. Take more sections out. Dash 7.
Need a huge massive super long range one with loads of seats.
Add sections and you get the dash 10 or 11.
Current planes use a uniform fuselage structure for this reason. You're going to make different models within the same model family with a flying wing.
just take some fuselage barrel sections out. Boom dash 8. Want an even smaller one. Take more sections out. Dash 7. Need a huge massive super long range one with loads of seats. Add sections and you get the dash 10 or 11.
Current planes use a uniform fuselage structure for this reason. You're going to make different models within the same model family with a flying wing.