- Build triangular stiffeners that connect the sides of the fuselage to the top of the seat back
- Nitrous tank mounts
- Remove both, or re-use one for O2?
- Add an entry step, a la N220DJ
- Use 4130 streamline tubing running the width of the fuselage + enough room to step on outside the fuselage (~5")
- Weld a plate on the outboard end of the tubing to seal it
- Cut a hole in the fuselage side in the same shape as the tubing and reinforce it per standard composite procedures
- Bond carbon load-spreading pads to the inside of the fuselage
- Bond a carbon sleeve for the tubing to the load pads; could be full-width, or just 4-6" on either side.
- Drill a hole in the sleeve and the tubing, and tap the tubing to allow a stop-bolt that keeps the tube from sliding inside the sleeve
- Alternate idea: Make the tubing the same width as the fuselage and build a spring retraction mechanism
- Alternate idea: Build an MX-style step using two pieces of steamlined tubing, welded on an angle such that it comes up through the floor, viz:
- Add baggage system
- Shelf vs. box vs. hooks vs. hammock
- Might be a job for Click Bond
Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing left to add, but when there's nothing left to take away. -- St. Exupery