Rapid. Flexible. Simple.
Aerodynamic Modeling
No existing model? No problem. Falcon Aerospace uses MAVRIK, NAELL, and other in-house aerodynamic tools to generate useful vehicle models for simulation, control development, and design evaluation. We can rapidly create low- to mid-fidelity aerodynamic, mass, and propulsion models from early vehicle geometry, then incorporate higher-fidelity CFD, wind tunnel, or external aerodynamic data as the design matures.
Our approach is designed to reduce development time by giving teams a practical flight-dynamics model early in the design process. Whether your vehicle is a conventional fixed-wing aircraft, a complex multi-surface configuration, or a custom UAS concept, we can help determine the right modeling approach for your application and integrate the resulting model directly into simulation and control workflows.
Learn more about our aerodynamic generation capabilities here.
Flight Simulation
The MAVRIK flight simulator is a powerful real-time simulator capable of handling complex vehicles including multi-rotor, fixed-wing, VTOL, and rockets. MAVRIK can handle dynamic, moving components allowing the simulation of nontraditional vehicles such as a folding-wing VTOL design.
Vehicles are constructed from individual components composed of basic geometries, allowing MAVRIK to estimate initial aerodynamic, mass, and inertia properties from simple vehicle inputs when detailed models are not yet available. This enables rapid evaluation of flight characteristics, control laws, and configuration changes during early design and concept development.
MAVRIK provides a realistic flight environment including multi-order actuator dynamic models, atmospheric turbulence, and emulated sensors.
MAVRIK provides valuable information for external integration such as A & B state space matrices for control laws, emulated sensors, and TCP, UDP, Serial, and MAVLink communication methods.
In addition to its wire-mesh visualizer, MAVRIK is setup with an Unreal Engine 5 graphics package to visualize the aircraft’s flight. This UE5 graphics package is compatible with custom vehicles, animations, HUDs, camera views, and more.
Learn more about our MAVRIK flight simulator here, and our Unreal Engine graphics here.
Flight Control
Falcon Aerospace is currently developing a flight control board to allow easier integration for custom vehicles with nontraditional layouts. This flight controller will be setup to integrate with MAVRIK for SITL and HITL testing before flight as well as the Falcon Ground Control system.
The FA flight controller board will allow integration of custom:
Control laws
Sensors/sensor fusion algorithms
Data logging
Telemetry
Vehicle specific configuration
Falcon Aerospace also supports integration with popular autopilot platforms including PX4 and Ardupilot.
What we do
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Our system is designed for rapid UAV development from concept to flight including:
Aerodynamic model generation
Flight simulation
Control algorithm testing
Flight testing
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Our system is built to support advanced, custom vehicle development from initial aerodynamic modeling through to flight testing. Enabling seamless integration of:
Dynamic components such as folding-wing VTOL mechanisms
Sophisticated control laws
Advanced sensor fusion algorithms
Custom data logging and telemetry solutions
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Our system is designed to simplify the transition between development phases. We help you avoid the hassle of integrating software and hardware that weren’t built to work together, so you can focus your valuable time on innovation instead of troubleshooting.
Why Falcon Aerospace?
Speed – We turn ideas into flight-ready systems in a matter of weeks, dramatically shortening development cycles.
Expertise – Our team brings together deep aerospace engineering experience with advanced software, hardware, and control system design.
Integration – Our platform streamlines development by removing the friction caused by incompatible software and hardware components.
Flexibility – From UAVs to experimental aircraft, we create customized solutions that meet the unique demands of each project.
Our Why
The traditional aerospace development cycle is slow, expensive, and often disconnected from real-world flight testing until late in the process. We saw a critical need in the research and development sector: moving flight testing earlier and making it a streamlined, iterative part of design.
Too often, promising concepts stall in endless simulations or get bogged down by rigid processes. By integrating rapid prototyping, simulation, and control development into a seamless pipeline, we enable engineers and researchers to test, refine, and fly faster than ever before.
Our approach bridges the gap between theory and real-world performance, allowing teams to gather flight data earlier, make informed design decisions, and accelerate innovation. Because the sooner you fly, the sooner you learn.