About
Michael Selig is a Professor Emeritus of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). He is the President of InertiaSoft, Inc - a software company that specializes in realtime flight dynamics simulation. He has published widely in the areas of low-speed aerodynamics and leads the SeligSIM (FS One) RC flight simulator project.
His expertise is in airfoil design, wind energy, low Reynolds number aerodynamics, experimental aerodynamics, wind tunnel testing, and real-time flight simulation, including aircraft icing upset simulation and modeling.
He has worked and consulted on the design and aerodynamics of unmanned aerial vehicles/systems, kilowatt through multi-megawatt scale wind turbines, record-breaking high-altitude solar powered aircraft, wing-sail and appendage design for the America’s Cup, front and rear wing designs for IndyCars/CART and Formula 1, and many other areas.
He won the AIAA Aerodynamics Award for his research in applied aerodynamics.
His codes and methods for airfoil design and wind turbine blade design are used in both the aerospace and wind turbine industries. His airfoil designs and data are available in the open/online literature and used worldwide.
His RC flight simulator SeligSIM (FS One) is widely used and one of the most well known RC simulators in model aviation.
He has also consulted as an expert witness in aviation litigation. As a consultant, his experience has also been applied to better understand aircraft loss of control in one of the worst aviation accidents in US history.
He holds a Ph.D. from Penn State, M.S.E. from Princeton University, and B.S. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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I write about what's new in SeligSIM and explore the broader world of flight simulation. You'll get my insights into the aerodynamics and flight dynamics that fascinate me, along with practical tips and discussion. This newsletter (formerly "RC Flight Simulation with FS One") also dives into RC modeling. I share what I'm learning and working on, without the marketing speak.
