Configuration Design

Configuration Design

A well-executed configuration design brings together performance, manufacturability, and mission intent – turning preliminary sizing results into a cohesive, buildable vehicle concept. At Fabexco, we translate early-phase data into a high-fidelity digital configuration that balances aerodynamic efficiency, space allocation, and system integration – all while preparing your program for downstream analysis and production.

We combine engineering precision with creative problem-solving to ensure your airframe meets mission requirements, regulatory constraints, and operational realities – without sacrificing innovation or buildability.

Our configuration design services include:

• Space Allocation & System Layout: Clear definition of volume and routing for propulsion, energy storage, avionics, flight controls, payloads, and environmental systems, whether existing or custom.
• Crew, Passenger & Payload Accommodation: Ergonomic, mission-aligned layouts with appropriate visibility, accessibility, and safety considerations
• Aerodynamic Surface Definition: Clean an attractive external lines tailored for performance, ramp appeal, stability, and manufacturability
• Propulsion Integration: Seamless incorporation of rotors, ducted fans, jet inlets, or distributed electric systems – including cooling and service access
• Landing Gear & Ground Interface Design: Placement and geometry suitable for stability, deployment kinematics, and airframe loading on ground
• Modularity & Variant Planning: Configurable options for multi-role use cases or system-level adaptability
• Access & Maintainability: Design for ease of inspection, maintenance, and certification support
• Production Geometry Development: Creation of high-quality, robust, parametric CAD surfaces and volumes ready for handoff to structural, aerodynamics, and manufacturing teams
• Design Language & Aesthetic Definition: Tailored external geometry that aligns with mission context while supporting brand or user perception
• Digital Integration: Ensuring CAD outputs and configuration metadata are fully compatible with downstream simulation models, MBSE platforms, and PLM systems

Our team has extensive experience across a wide range of vehicle types, including general aviation, commercial aircraft, combat aircraft/spacecraft, unmanned vehicles, rotorcraft, and eVTOL/UAM vehicles, ensuring tailored solutions for each unique vehicle application. We are always adapting our approach to your mission and technical requirements.

Typical deliverables include:

• A detailed parametric CAD model defining the vehicle’s external and internal layout
• Volume allocation diagrams for all major systems and payloads
• Documentation of configuration rationale, assumptions, and key tradeoffs
• Optional integration with FEM and CFD workflows, or early digital twin elements
• Visualization and rendering of design for marketing, investor relations, and sales purposes

A strong configuration is more than a shape – it’s the physical expression of your mission and technical strategy. Relying on our unique experience in this area, we help you get it right, from the start.