In Part 1, we begin a series of videos diving into all aspects of aircraft design, at a small scale. This video covers Mission Definition, Requirements, and Design Points, also touching on how thrust changes throughout flight and a few other small, but important, topics for the design process.
Summary
This video series initiates an exploration of aircraft design at a small scale, specifically focusing on unmanned aerial vehicles. The first installment addresses mission definition, requirements gathering, and key design points essential for the engineering process. It examines how thrust varies during flight and covers several other minor yet significant topics relevant to designing effective UAVs. The creator produces these videos with the intent of educating viewers about aircraft design while avoiding institutional paywalls that often restrict access to such information. Between full-time engineering work and graduate studies, this project consumes nearly all available free time for the host.
The content is structured through specific timestamps covering introductory concepts, definitions of design phases ranging from conceptual to detailed stages, sizing synthesis, customer identification, requirement analysis, and electric propulsion fundamentals. The presentation also includes a discussion on thrust lapse within the context of flight performance. Several academic sources are cited throughout the material to support the technical discussions presented in this overview.
Watch “Engineering a UAV – Part 1: Mission Definition, Requirements, & Design Point” on YouTube
