Aerodynamic topology optimization is a useful tool in the aerodynamic design pro-cess, especially when looking for marginal gains within a design. One example isa turboprop racer concept aircraft that is designed with the goal of breaking worldspeed records. An optimization framework was developed with the intention of laterbeing applied to this design. In the early design stages, the optimization frameworkmust focus on quicker methods of drag estimation, such as a panel codes. The largenumber of design variables in topology optimization can exponentially increase func-tion evaluations and thus computational cost. A vorticity-based panel solver wasproven out for this application to reduce the computational cost while keeping theaccuracy of the results similar to that of traditional CFD solvers in conditions with-out prominent flow separation. The framework developed here includes geometryparameterization, function evaluation scripting, and post-processing, which are allrun within the optimization algorithm. The designs used to validate the solver arewing-fuselage systems of various sailplane configurations with existing experimentaldata. These sailplane designs were also used as the initial geometry to demonstratethe framework. A parametric optimum was found to reduce drag by 9%, but it mustbe noted that this method does have certain trade offs and limitations.