For a while now we are thinking about an aircraft project that is a bit out of the standard line of products. An aircraft that does not exist but is in all aspects 'real'. Very much in the line of Andras Field.
In this project we want to work together with customers. let them control most of the decisions. It would be done in a few stages, each taking about 3 months. For each project we would invite people who work on these kinds of projects, in fact we got a university that is already interested.
Discussion Stage
- What do we want to build?
- What is the target audience?
- What are the main design principles?
- How do we market it?
Comment on this stage. For sure we need to come up with something special, something that uses the latest developments in materials, propulsion and electronics. Very low running costs, very low impact on environment. But also something that is fast and has great range.
Design Stage
- Materials
- Avionics
- Features
Manufacturing
- This stage would be done by a professional team. They will create the aircraft for FSX and X-Plane and offer it to the people who participate
- Initial testing, first flight.
Testing
- Flight behavior
- Tweaking of avionics
- Interior design
At this moment I just like to get some feedback from people. If your reaction is that you much rather have a xxx or yyy (fill in what aircraft you love and has not been done for FS, save yourself the typing. That's a different discussion. Aerosoft has a great history of doing these kinds of weird projects and to be honest, many of them have been commercially very interesting!
[Quelle:
Aerosoft-Forum]