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i am a student in 3rd year mechanical and
have taken a project to make
a small aircraft say single sitter,
can you give me some guideline ?

Answer
I don't know what country you are in. Also, do you mean "mechanical engineering" when you say "mechanical?" In any case,your best bet is to find a copy of a magazine such as "Kit Planes." That wil give youinformation about many different kinds of small "kit" airplanes. No matter what you might want to build, you will be committing yourself to several hundred hours to do it. Try to find someone in your area who has done such a project. Your local airport is a good place to start. I can't make any recommendation at all about what sort of airplane to select. Good luck.

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Questions about the Douglas C-133 Cargomaster, its history, operations and technical information. I wrote and published the definitive history of the C-133, Remembering an Unsung Giant: The Douglas C-133 Cargomaster and Its People. Someone has done a good job of extracting material from my book for the article about the C-133 on AllExperts. I AM NOT an expert on educational opportunities in India or other countries and request that such questions be directed elsewhere. I will not answer such questions because I do not have the knowledge to do so adequately.

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I accrued 1,837 hours as a C-133 navigator out of a total of 6,738 flying hours in the USAF. Twelve years of that time were as a crew member, the other years were in various training assignments and as a USAF intelligence officer. My flying experience includes time in the B-52H, C-141, C-133, AC-130, C-130 and the C-5A. I have considerable knowledge in general aviatio history.

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Air Force Association, Military Officers Association of America, National Association of Uniformed Services, Vasa Order of America

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Journal of the American Aviation Historical Society; Warbirds publication of the Experimental Aircraft Association; Quarterly of the Jimmie Doolittle Museum, Travis AFB, CA

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BA, HIstory; MA, Asian Studies; MA, Management

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Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, other military decorations

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