Introduction
This document is meant to describe the requirements for the project. These have been divided into several categories.
Aircraft Requirements
These requirements focus on the aircraft itself, and its functionality
Minimum Requirements
- adhere to the EU and US definition of a motor glider
- powered by a single electric motor
- battery time must last at least 30min at 100% power
- have removable batteries
- transponder and two way radio to enable up to B class clearance
- minimum of 20:1 glide ratio
- runway taxi-able landing gear configuration
- two seats (in tandem configuration)
Optional Requirements
- foldable propeller for reduced drag
- retractable landing gear OR configurable landing gear configuration (tricycle, tail-dragger, monowheel, etc…)
- removable wings for transportation
Project Requirements
These requirements focus on the project structure
Minimum Requirements
- 100% open source from the start
- opt for open source tools whenever possible
- maintain a blog of sorts to document progress and updates
- make use of proper version control techniques (branch off of master/dev for new feature/fix implementation, merge requests, etc…)
- have a cool minimalistic condor logo thing
Optional Requirements
- monetize the project upon completion of the first aircraft
For more information on the timeline of the project, check out he roadmap page. For more information on the tools chosen to create the project, check out he tooling page.