Question

Following diagram represents ____

(a) poor production break design

(b) preferred production break design

(c) best production brake design

(d) structural cut out as per production cost concern

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This is a very interesting question from Configuration Layout in portion Configuration Layout Considerations of Aircraft Design

Answer 1

Right option is (a) poor production break design

To explain I would say: A good designer will consider the location of sub-assembly breaks. They will try to avoid placing components across these breaks. If it is not considered then, it will cause problems during production such as shown in the above figure. Here, the landing gear is across production break.