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Design Workflow

Step-by-step guided aircraft design process, from requirements to final configuration.

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Overall progress: 0/7 phases complete

Phase 1

Define requirements

Start by specifying what your aircraft needs to do: payload, range, speed, runway length, and regulations.

Engineering background

Starting from mission needs

Every successful aircraft design starts with a clear mission. Before touching any calculator, answer: How many passengers/payload? How far? How fast? From what runways? Under which regulations (Part 23, Part 25, LSA, experimental)?

These requirements drive every design decision downstream. A short-field bush plane needs a totally different wing than a cross-country cruiser.

Tools for this phase

Constraint diagram

Maps requirements to wing loading and thrust loading

Mission builder

Define flight segments: takeoff, climb, cruise, descent, landing

Regulatory compliance

Check against FAR Part 23 / CS-23 / LSA requirements

Checklist

Payload mass and volume definedRange and endurance targets setCruise speed and altitude chosenTakeoff and landing distances specifiedRegulatory category identified

Define requirements

Engineering background

Starting from mission needs

Tools for this phase

Checklist

Notes for this phase