# How to get started on VTOL developpement

**URL:** <https://discuss.px4.io/t/how-to-get-started-on-vtol-developpement/32056>\
**Category:** PX4 Autopilot\
**Created:** [May 3, 2023, 9:59am UTC](https://discuss.px4.io/t/how-to-get-started-on-vtol-developpement/32056 "2023-05-03T09:59:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ram35](https://discuss.px4.io/user_avatar/discuss.px4.io/ram35/32/17375_2.png) [@Ram35](https://discuss.px4.io/u/Ram35)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 9:59am UTC](https://discuss.px4.io/t/how-to-get-started-on-vtol-developpement/32056/1 "2023-05-03T09:59:36Z")

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So i’m part of an R&D research group in my university, we’ve been working on this 8 vertical rotors, 1 horizontal rotors VTOL with 2 fixed wings, not the usual airframes i find on documentations, my task is to make the controller and simulate it before the airframe is done being built in June, my previous experiences were on MATLAB/Simulink, this time i have to do it all on PX4 for the first time.

Any advice about how to start? What i need to start?  
Thank you.

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**Author:** ![Jaeyoung-Lim](https://discuss.px4.io/user_avatar/discuss.px4.io/jaeyoung-lim/32/10829_2.png) [@Jaeyoung-Lim](https://discuss.px4.io/u/Jaeyoung-Lim)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2023, 1:47pm UTC](https://discuss.px4.io/t/how-to-get-started-on-vtol-developpement/32056/2 "2023-05-03T13:47:59Z")

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You can start by going through the documentation: [VTOL Airframes | PX4 User Guide](https://docs.px4.io/main/en/frames_vtol/)

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**Author:** ![Ram35](https://discuss.px4.io/user_avatar/discuss.px4.io/ram35/32/17375_2.png) [@Ram35](https://discuss.px4.io/u/Ram35)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2023, 7:07pm UTC](https://discuss.px4.io/t/how-to-get-started-on-vtol-developpement/32056/3 "2023-05-04T19:07:11Z")

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Thank you, its been insightful in my learning thusfar.