Are they any sites which give information needed to create an aircraft ?
2007-02-15 15:47:06 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
If you are thinking of building a homebuilt type aircraft I would suggest that you go to the EAA website http://www.eaa.org/ it is an organization of people that have and are currently building their own aircraft. You will be able to find a ton of information on their site.
Good Luck!
2007-02-16 02:17:44 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do not need a degree to be able to design an aircraft.
You need an understanding of the basic principals of aerodynamics.
You need an understanding of how to design a "sound" structure.
Some empirical experience with constructing other people's designs can give you all the education you need.
I designed my first flyable radio controlled model aircraft when I was 16. I've been designing and building my own creations for over 30 years.
The principals of flight do not change with scale.
The structural requirements do change with scale. It takes a much better understanding of structureal needs to build a 40 ft wingspan 10 passenger aircraft than to build a 5 ft span radio controlled model.
Power to weight ratio from 0.3:1 to 5:1 determines climb performance and affects aerobatic capability.
Wing loading has a scale effect. 10 oz/sq ft might be excessively heavy for a small model where 30 oz/sq ft would be impossibly light for a 747.
Most full scale aircraft have had models made and test flown in search of design anomolies that the current state of aerodynaminc engineering still can't predict. And example is the NASA scale model of the 747 and space shuttle for designing the piggy back transport system.
There is a forum that you should visit to find lots of information on designing aircraft They have sections on all aspects of designing models. EVERYTHING applies to the larger man-carrying aircraft.
2007-02-15 17:04:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. Begin with a square piece of paper.
2. Fold the square along a diagonal and then unfold.
3. Fold the paper in as shown in the diagram.
4. Flip over
5. Fold the paper between the two corners and unfold.
6. Fold those corners toward the center along the crease you just made.
7. Flip over.
8. Fold the sides into the center, but don't fold the flaps from the bottom.
9. Fold in the pointed end as shown.
10. Flip over
11. Fold sides toward the center.
12. Flip over.
13. Fold sides under the flaps towards the center.
14. Push down the sides so they meet under the flaps and look like a normal paper airplane's fuselage. (at right angles with the wings)
15. Staple the front of the paper airplane (where the arrow is pointing)
16. Bend a paper clip so that it makes an "S".
17. Thread the paper clip through the hole
2007-02-16 14:23:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aside from a paper airplane, the very first thing you need to create a real airplane is MONEY! Money to get an aero engineering degree and money to build it.....lots of money............and time. Here's a link to an airplane that was built by an engineer (now retired) over a ten year period (if the link still works). It's a great airplane, designed and built by an ex RAF (Royal Air Force) Spitfire pilot and retired Boeing engineer. I've ridden in it and it it handles like a W W II fighter. If you have the determination to study intensely, find the time and money, then go for it!!!!! I'd say "good luck" but it takes more than that.....Good determination. Here's the link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=005&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=150083564424&rd=1,1
2007-02-16 23:34:00 · answer #4 · answered by boogey man 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should at least be a bicycle mechanic!
Just kidding, it depends on the size and complexity of the aircraft. It would require varying amounts of knowledge in aerodynamics, electrical systems, engines, avionics, communication, structural mechanics, ergonomics, instrumentations etc.
What kind of aircraft do u have in mind?
2007-02-15 16:00:29 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mechanics of Flight....is the base...there are some books for example "Fundamentals of Flight" and "Mechanics of Flight", but you can find informations also on university websites...in my university website it's possible, but they are in Italian....
2007-02-15 17:46:12 · answer #6 · answered by sparviero 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aeronautical Engineering and Aerodynamics would help...
2007-02-15 15:55:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i would say a degree in aeronautical engineering would be.... something that you need, then probably CAD would help.
2007-02-15 15:50:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Private J has your solution....EAA..they will show how...in detail
2007-02-16 08:40:30 · answer #9 · answered by gvh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋