Makerplane aims to create the first open source aircraft

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Artists concept of MakerPlane 1.0 (Image: MakerPlane)

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Artists concept of MakerPlane 1.0 (Image: MakerPlane)

Model of MakerPlane 1.0 (Image: MakerPlane)

Seat prototype for MakerPlane (Image: MakerPlane)

Seat prototype for MakerPlane showing scale (Image: MakerPlane)

Seat prototype plans (Image: MakerPlane)

Article Summary

The idea of owning your own plane is the stuff of daydreams. It’s incredibly appealing, but despite some (relative) drops in pricing in recent years, it remains incredibly expensive. If you build your own plane from a kit, it’s a bit cheaper than buying one, but the odds are that you’ll never complete the job because kitplanes are notoriously difficult to build. However, that may be changing. MakerPlane is a project that aims to create an open source aircraft designed by contributors and built with digital manufacturing processes. You can’t download the plans into your 3D printer and fly away that afternoon, but it does hold the promise of making amateur aviation a lot more accessible.

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