Refreshing the icons.
The Cessna Skyhawk (172), Skylane (182), and Stationair (206) are the planes we grow up in, get our pilots license in, and use to carry our families. They have been around since the 50’s and deserved a new interior.
Objective:
Redesign the 1998 182/206 interiors through Customer Advisory Boards (CABs).
Obstacles:
1964 Plane Structure (no geometry)
Handbuilt Plane with .5 inch tolerances
Low Budget
FAA Rules and Regulations
Visible Fasteners
Instrument Panel Off Limits
Competitors
Tecnam P2010
Cirrus SR22
Seat Design
Original Sketches
Alias SubD Model
Pre-Production Mockup
Center Console Design
Previous Design
Prototypes
Production