<p>I am not quite sure what kind of drone you'd like to build. However, here are the ones I use for a variety of multirotor and fixed-wing drones:</p>

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<li>I love <a href="https://www.coppeliarobotics.com/" rel="noreferrer">CoppeliaSim</a> (formerly V-REP) for multitorotors. It makes it very easy to make certain assumptions about forces and torques, and to see the results in real-time.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.x-plane.com/" rel="noreferrer">X-Plane</a> is great for fixed-wing drones. X-Plane simulates flight dynamics on a fluid-dynamics level so it's actually simulating the plane as it would fly based on its geometry.</li>
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Kenn Sebesta
<p>Is there any free software that can design drones/aircraft and test fly them? Thank you. I’m looking for a software with no controller needed, just to test if the aircraft/drone can hover with stability.</p>

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2020-05-31T02:52:15.803Z
Flying an aircraft without controller required is quite the challenging endeavor, especially for multirotors.
ifconfig
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2020-05-31T03:17:33.057Z
I'm referring to a simulator that test to see if the aircraft/drone can fly with stability, though in my case it's more of a hover
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Drone simulators for designing and flying aircraft?
Gabriel Kusiak
# Drone simulators for designing and flying aircraft?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-05-31)

Is there any free software that can design drones/aircraft and test fly them? Thank you. I’m looking for a software with no controller needed, just to test if the aircraft/drone can hover with stability.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Flying an aircraft without controller required is quite the challenging endeavor, especially for multirotors.  
> **username_0**: I'm referring to a simulator that test to see if the aircraft/drone can fly with stability, though in my case it's more of a hover  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2020-05-31. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

I am not quite sure what kind of drone you'd like to build. However, here are the ones I use for a variety of multirotor and fixed-wing drones:

* I love [CoppeliaSim](https://www.coppeliarobotics.com/) (formerly V-REP) for multitorotors. It makes it very easy to make certain assumptions about forces and torques, and to see the results in real-time.
* [X-Plane](https://www.x-plane.com/) is great for fixed-wing drones. X-Plane simulates flight dynamics on a fluid-dynamics level so it's actually simulating the plane as it would fly based on its geometry.


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