Built by a pilot who wanted better aircraft.
My name is Andrew Livesley. I design and 3D print performance FPV aircraft.
WUDFLY is my hangar of aircraft: fast, precise, repairable flying machines designed around real components, real setup files, and real flying. I build the planes I want to fly, then turn them into complete systems so other pilots can build them too.
Who is WUDFLY?
WUDFLY is not a faceless STL shop. It is a working aircraft design project built around the idea that 3D-printed RC aircraft can be sharp, fast, practical, and much easier to repair than traditional foam aircraft.
Specific aircraft
Every WUDFLY aircraft starts with a clear mission: speed, endurance, FPV immersion, portability, or a specific flight experience.
Few compromises
The goal is not to make generic printable planes. The goal is to stubbornly drive each design toward the aircraft it was meant to be.
Real flying
WUDFLY aircraft are built to be flown hard, tested, refined, crashed, reprinted, and taken back into the air.
From RC planes to FPV aircraft.
I started flying RC planes as a kid, then got into FPV drones and spent a lot of time flying tinywhoops before moving outdoors to larger quads. Eventually I wanted something bigger, smoother, more relaxed, and still exciting when pushed. That is what pulled me into designing my own FPV aircraft.
How I design
A good aircraft starts with a strict idea of what it needs to achieve. From there, the process becomes an iterative sizing loop: mass target, wing area, wing loading, CG, component placement, power system, structure, printability, and flight behaviour.
Mission first
Before CAD, I define what the aircraft should feel like in the air and what job it needs to do.
Size the aircraft
Wingspan, mass, battery, wing area, stall speed, and component layout are treated as connected decisions.
CAD and aero
The design moves into CAD and aerodynamic tools once the concept is strong enough to become a real aircraft.
Fly and refine
Flight testing exposes what the numbers missed. The aircraft improves by changing one thing at a time.
Why 3D printing?
3D printing gives WUDFLY direct control over geometry. Airfoil sections, twist, internal structure, servo pockets, battery bays, mounts, ducts, jigs, and alignment features can all be designed into the aircraft from the start.
Geometry control
Precise aerodynamic shaping over the span makes it possible to build wings that are difficult to reproduce cleanly by hand.
Cheap airframes
A lightweight printed airframe is the sacrificial shell. The expensive electronics can survive and move into a new print.
Less guesswork
The aircraft is designed around known components, battery placement, CG, print settings, and flight-controller configuration.
Fly harder without treating the airframe like glass.
Lightweight PLA absorbs energy well in crashes, helping protect the electronics package. When the airframe is done, reprint the shell, move the parts across, check the setup, and go again. That is the core idea: less fear, more flying.
What comes next?
More planes. More shared parts. More aircraft that let one electronics package support a growing hangar.
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Shared components
Future WUDFLY aircraft will reuse as many batteries, servos, ESCs, motors, props, and flight-controller parts as possible. -
Lower build cost
If one aircraft already uses the recommended component set, the next aircraft should be easier and cheaper to build. -
A real hangar
The goal is not one aircraft. The goal is a family of printable aircraft with different flight styles and shared DNA. -
More fun
Build one, learn the system, then keep several aircraft flying without starting from zero every time.
Explore WUDFLY
Start with the current aircraft, then use the resources to understand the printing, setup, safety, and design process behind it.
BANDITO
Sub-250g 3D-printed FPV wing built around DJI O4 Lite, 4S power, and INAV.
View aircraft →Print profiles
LW-PLA print profile guidance and downloadable profile resources for WUDFLY aircraft.
Open print profiles →Learning resources
Aircraft design tools, courses, creators, and INAV learning links.
Start learning →Fly responsibly
Official and authority-backed drone rules, airspace maps, and safety links.
Check rules →WUDFLY is the hangar.
BANDITO is the first flagship. More aircraft are coming, built around the same idea: defined components, printable airframes, practical documentation, and aircraft that make you want to go outside and fly.