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Drone Aerodynamics Course
Design, Simulate, and Build Your Own Fixed-Wing Drone — From First Principles to Flight
Have you ever wanted to design a fixed-wing aircraft that actually flies the way you expect — not through trial and error, but using real engineering principles?
This course takes you through the complete fixed-wing aircraft design process, starting from fundamental aerodynamics and ending with a 3D-printed, flyable aircraft. You’ll learn not just whatworks, but why it works — and how to apply those principles to your own designs.
We begin with the physics of flight: lift, drag, stability, and aircraft sizing. You’ll learn how to balance an aircraft, predict its performance, and make design decisions using equations and spreadsheets instead of guesswork.
From there, you’ll move into aerodynamic modeling and simulation, where you’ll build aircraft concepts and evaluate their lift, drag, and pitching moments using professional-grade, free software. You’ll see how real aerodynamic data informs design choices and how to iterate toward better performance.
Next, we focus on stability, control, and handling, covering moments, center of gravity placement, control surface sizing, landing gear design, and stall behavior. These lessons ensure your aircraft is not only flyable, but stable and forgiving.
You’ll then learn how to select and integrate real aircraft systems, including motors, propellers, batteries, servos, radios, and power systems. You’ll understand how each subsystem interacts and how to avoid common failures that lead to crashes.
Finally, the course bridges design and reality with 3D-printed aircraft manufacturing. You’ll learn how to design airframes specifically for 3D printing, optimize strength and weight, choose materials, and produce parts that survive real flight loads.
You’ll also learn how to configure your radio controls, tune handling with rates and expo, and train safely using a free flight simulator before flying.
By the end of this course, you won’t just understand fixed-wing aircraft — you’ll have a complete, repeatable process for designing, building, and flying your own airplanes.
At the end of the course, you'll receive a certification of completion.
