FPV
FPV drones
Building, tuning and flying. Flight control programming, weight balance, and a lot of learning by crashing.
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Blending vision and reality through passion for aerospace
Aleksandar
Popvelichkov
Aerospace engineering at TU München and hardware engineer at MicroAGI. Five years of CAD and fabrication behind me — sheet metal, laser cutting, print farms, an Antonov AN-2. The long-term goal is a manned eVTOL.
01 — The dream
Drag to spin · scroll to orbitA manned
eVTOL
The aircraft I want to build one day: a personal, manned eVTOL. This concept model, designed in SolidWorks, is where the idea currently stands.
Concept · SolidWorks
Long-term project
eVTOL concept model · SolidWorks
02 — What fuelled it
Self-taught builds, 2018 →
03 — Work & internships
Open a card for the full storyHardware engineer2026 —
MicroAGI
Under NDA, so the details stay with the company. TL;DR: camera systems and robotics support since May 2026.
One example I can share: an OmniHand O10 dexterous hand broke after an impact during testing. I took it apart, repaired it and brought it back up over CAN FD.
CAD drafting technicianApr 2021 — now
Lightsource Ltd.
Varna, BG · deform.bg
CAD modeling of parts and assemblies for direct manufacture — weldments, sheet metal, print, CNC and casting.
InternJul — Sep 2024
Rebus Flight School
Silistra, BG · rebusfly.cloud
Aircraft maintenance, airfield safety, and a complete Antonov AN-2 repaint and corrosion removal.
Tech intern2022 — 2023
Kinetik Automotive
Varna, BG · kinetikautomotive.com
Print farm operation, EV prototype CAD, telemetry — and the EduKartGO electric go-kart.
04 — Timeline
2018 → now- 2026 — MicroAGI — hardware engineer Work
- 2025 — TU München — Aerospace engineering, 3rd semester Study
- 2024 Rebus Flight School — Antonov AN-2 restoration Internship
- 2023 — 2025 High School of Mathematics “Dr. Petar Beron”, Varna Study
- 2022 — 2023 Kinetik Automotive — print farm, EV prototype, go-kart Internship
- 2022 — 2023 Exchange year — Dr.-Wilhelm-André-Gymnasium, Chemnitz Study
- 2021 — Lightsource Ltd. — CAD drafting technician Work
- 2018 — 2021 Model planes, RC aircraft, FPV — and self-taught SolidWorks Start
05 — Education
München, DE
Technical University of Munich
Aerospace engineering · 3rd semester
What I value most at TUM are the like-minded, driven people I meet, and the ecosystem around it: TUM.ai and other incubators where my own ideas could grow.
Varna, BG
High School of Mathematics “Dr. Petar Beron”
2023 — 2025 · Final grade 5.81 / 6
Mathematics, physics, computer science and IT. C#, Python, SQL, HTML/CSS.
Chemnitz, DE
Dr.-Wilhelm-André-Gymnasium
Exchange year · 2022 — 2023
Natural sciences with art and music emphasis. Realschulabschluss; German immersion.
06 — Skills & tools
BG · EN C2/C1 · DE C1CAD
- SolidWorks
- Sheet metal
- Weldment profiles
- Visual rendering
- CorelDraw
Engineering
- FEM — Ansys
- Structural analysis
- Flow analysis
- Excel
Programming
- Python
- Arduino
- Raspberry Pi
- HTML & CSS
- C# (basic)
Shop floor
- SLS, SLA, large-format FDM
- Laser cutting & bending
- CNC routing
- Brass & gypsum casting
- Photogrammetry / 3D scanning
07 — Gallery
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Formal CV
As of July 2025 — full record of work, study, languages and skills.
Lightsource Ltd. · Apr 2021 — now
CAD drafting technician
Varna, Bulgaria · deform.bg
- CAD modeling parts and assemblies for direct manufacture
- Weldment profiles for laser cutting
- Sheet metal laser cutting & bending
- 3D printing and CNC routing
- Brass and gypsum casting
- Product visualization and rendering
Working at my father's metal fabrication firm has given me comprehensive experience in the full design-to-manufacture cycle. I've gained hands-on experience with laser cutting, 3D printing, CNC operations, and brass casting, understanding the iterative nature of prototyping and the practical constraints engineers face in real-world manufacturing.
Certificates & reports
Rebus Flight School · Jul — Sep 2024
Antonov AN-2, from corrosion to paint
Silistra, Bulgaria · rebusfly.cloud
- Basic aircraft maintenance and safety checks
- Antonov AN-2 complete repainting and corrosion removal
- Airfield and hangar safety management
- Administrative and documentation support
This internship deepened my appreciation for the human side of aerospace — the responsibility, attention to detail, and strict discipline aviation demands. I learned about aviation safety protocols, inspection procedures, and worked alongside pilots and technicians on real aircraft maintenance tasks.
Certificates & reports
Kinetik Automotive · 2022 — 2023
Print farm, EV prototype, go-kart
Varna, Bulgaria · kinetikautomotive.com · edukartgo.com
Jan — Jul 2022 · Kinetik Automotive Ltd
- 3D printing farm operation: SLS, SLA and large-scale FDM
- CAD modeling for the Kinetik 07 EV prototype
- RTK GPS telemetry system integration
- Photogrammetry and 3D scanning for reverse engineering
Jul — Sep 2023 · EduKartGO
- CAD modeling structural parts: battery, ESC & motor mounts
- Programming the Electronic Speed Controller
- Component selection through constraint analysis
- Project documentation and STEM education materials
My time at Kinetik Automotive exposed me to a broader range of engineering applications. From structural design for go-karts to drone operations and telemetry systems, I gained experience in multiple engineering disciplines that complement my aerospace aspirations.
Certificates & reports
FPV · 2018 — now
FPV drones
Building, tuning and flying — flight control programming, weight balance, and a lot of learning by crashing.
My earliest experiments involved FPV drones and model aircraft, many of which crashed. But every failure taught me something new: how to balance weight, tune flight control software, optimize materials, and improve structural rigidity.
I wasn't just tinkering — I was intuitively discovering the fundamentals of aerospace engineering.
RC · 2018 — 2021
Model & RC aircraft
Homemade model planes and RC aircraft — where the aerodynamics, balance and structures questions started.
I still remember the first time one of my homemade model planes looped back toward me. It was clumsy, unstable, and tail-heavy — but for a moment, it danced through the air exactly as I had imagined.
That moment lit a spark in me. What began as a childhood fascination with aviation evolved into a desire to understand the science behind it — and to one day help push its boundaries further.
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