I am trying to construct a micro/ultralight aircraft, and i need plans/blueprints for the plane. If anyone has a good website to get plans for free, i would really appreciate it, or if you have plans I can have, let me know!
2006-06-15 15:24:43 · 3 answers · asked by Erebus 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
You have the NEED to build the aircraft?
Yet you also have the NEED to get plans free.
I think your real NEED is psychiatric counselling -- long term.
Also, the adage, "You get what you pay for" is inaccurate.
It should read, "You DON'T get what you DON'T pay for."
2006-06-22 21:03:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything free is generally worth about what you paid for it. An aviation engineer dedicated thousands of hours to learn his/her craft; then they spent hundreds or thousands of hours designing the aircraft. Why should they give it away? Should a carpenter give away the house he built? A car salesman give away a car? I don't think so.
Paying for the plans is cheap insurance that at least some sort of knowledge and skill went into the design, and that hopefully the designer had enough faith in his skills to build and fly the plane before offering it for sale. Besides, the plans are only a small part of the total cost of the airplane. Go to any of the aviation supply houses and check the prices of materials, equipment, etc. You'll learn a bit about the cost of aviation.
2006-06-16 23:43:31 · answer #2 · answered by Ralfcoder 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Free? Dude this is something you want to carry your butt in the air and bring back in one piece. You might want to spent a little $$$. The Patent Office might have free plans? Your easiest road might be a powered parachute design. Simple, few parts needed.
2006-06-29 20:31:03 · answer #3 · answered by lana_sands 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋