Fuselage, Materials/Manufacturing, and Payload Brainstorm

Fuselage and Materials/Manufacturing Methods Decision Matrix

Design Restrictions, or “parameters”, are rated on a scale of -2 to +2 as follows:

Fuselage Configuration

Parameter Raw Score Weighted Score Justification
Internal Payload Capacity
Drag Reduction
Lift
Manufacturing Difficulty/Experience
Simplicity
Total Score

Materials and Manufacturing Methods