Light Aircraft Interior Design
This project reimagined the aircraft interior development process by combining traditional full-scale mockup work with digital design tools and automotive-inspired standards for fit, finish, and surface quality. The design effort focused on creating a lighter, more refined interior experience while maintaining the ergonomic and functional requirements of an aircraft cabin.
To explore the design at full scale, the team built a particle-board and clay mockup for ergonomic evaluation, proportion studies, and surface development. My role included design sketching, clay model support, and Class-A 3D CAD surfacing for design refinement and presentation.
First-hand research included a test flight in a Cirrus aircraft to directly experience factors that cannot be fully understood from the ground such as sight lines, instrument layout, and control placement from the pilot's perspective.
Design research was critical to understanding how the cockpit environment differs fundamentally from automotive interiors as cramped occupant space, difficult ingress, and a dense instrument landscape that demands attention management rather than intuitive glance-and-go interaction.
