SAWE Report - Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

15 Manufacturing
Several manufacturing considerations have been considered and planned for in the design of the
Vendetta. One of these considerations is part commonality, which reduces the total number of
separate parts that must be manufactured; thereby lowering manufacturing costs. The Vendetta
is symmetrical in that both left and right wings,
landing gear, horizontal and vertical stabilizers,
etc. will be manufactured almost exactly the
same. Furthermore, all flying surfaces are
symmetrical and would provide an additional
improvement in manufacturing costs.
The design has also taken into consideration the
routing of electrical lines, hydraulic lines, etc.
These systems would be interconnected through a
routing tunnel through the fuselage of the aircraft.
This would reduce installation complexity and
therefore reduce the amount of labor involved in
the installation process. The routing tunnel as it
passes beside the forward fuel tank, and aft past
the weapons bay is shown below in Figure 15.1.
Figure 15.1 - Routing Tunnel
Manufacturing breaks include the wings, empennage, forward, center, and aft portions of the
fuselage, as well as the landing gear itself. These breaks are shown in Figure 15.2.
Figure 15.2 - Manufacturing Breaks
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