My orginal thoughts for seat layout to avoid a middle asile was something like this to allow for a big window in the front, though totally open to nixing that idea in favour of your seat layout (no big window will make assembly easier but may hurt aestheics?) thoughts?
I’d suggest that where ever we decide to have the cargo/cabin divide we add another 2 vertical CF tubes to give use something to mount hinge and a divider?
For simpicity maybe the divide is also where we have the hinge for the passenger cabin and the back standoff is where the hinge for the cargo bay is? Want thoughts on this, particularly Georgia Vachon Westerlund
CAD isn’t checked in so I haven’t seen it (maybe add screenshot in the doc when you have the time?) but the sketch in there looks good for the first version!
One suggestion, maybe the front and back panels extend a bit back so the top and bottom of them has flat bits to mount with the existing skeleton bolts and then we just use the other mounting method for the side panels? bad paint drawing:
I agree carbon fiber is going to be best for most of cabin, will likely want some cut-outs in CF for some sort of clear windows. I see your concern about CF manufacturing being challenging, but I think we want to try making more complex layups with moulds, though router time will be limited, want thoughts from Conall Kingshott on this
Flat panels are all easy. We can do under 12” in the ESMS and over 12” at the EMS. -C
4mm != 4 layers. 8 layers was ~2.75mm. -C
We can probably start with super thin panels that are made flat, then just put on to the frame wrapped around something to get the “bent” profile similar to Icarus for the first rev. Open to thoughts though. -C
Alternative to the pin, could do a through bolt and a threaded heat-set insert? tbh this way you may not even need the seconded printed piece that mounts to the panels. bad paint drawing:
