Changes:
⅝” OD, 0.035” wall 4130 chromoly steel tubing: we needed to switch our material since we are now welding, and the Legal Eagle constructs their truss out of this dimensioned steel.
Switched CAD programs: We first switched to Solidworks because of its 3D sketch capabilities but we ultimately moved over to Fusion360 for easier team integration, in part assemblies, its sophisticated pipe feature, and its simulations are more accurate.
Nose Extension: This enables us to place the batteries farther forward, thus moving our CG forward as well.
Single beam cabin roof with “dorsal fin”: since we are able to redo most of our fuselage, we took inspiration from many other ultralights such as the Legal Eagle and Affordaplane to implement a single beamed roof.