British engine maker Cubewano has adapted a heavy fuel UAS engine to create Hornet — a lightweight portable generator weighing just 28 lbs (12.7 kg) and producing one kilowatt of power.
Category Archives: Aircraft Propulsion & Energy
QinetiQ Zephyr Wins Double Award in UK
QinetiQ’s Zephyr team has been honoured by the IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) for their world record breaking work on a High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft by winning both the awards for Emerging Technologies and Product Design at the prestigious IET Innovation Awards event held in London on Wednesday 9th November. Continue reading
Jeddah, Tokyo & Cranfield Team on Solar-Powered UAS
King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, said Arabia is to enter unmanned aircraft systems technology with the signing of an agreement with Japan’s Tokai University, Tokyo and the British Cranfield University. Continue reading
Space Sciences Corporation Teams with Moller to Deliver ‘Space On Earth’
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Moller International, Inc. has awarded Space Science Corporation (SSC) a distributorship with exclusive rights in New Mexico following the completion of a market survey at the International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight (ISPCS). Continue reading
World’s First Manned Flight with an Electric Multicopter
At the end of October 2011, Thomas Senkel of e-volo made the first manned flight with an e-powered multicopter at an airstrip in the southwest of Germany. Continue reading
Brock and Ultra Test Multi-Fuel Engine on SPEAR
Brock Technologies Incorporated has teamed with Ultra Electronics Precision Air Systems to integrate an impressive and capable propulsion technology, the DF-70 – a heavy fuel, fuel injected, internal combustion engine that is capable of operating on different fuels for extended periods of time. Continue reading
Laser Power Beam Powers Quadrocopter UAS for 12+ Hours
- The LaserMotive system transmits laser light from a ground station to a photovoltaic receiver on a UAV. Reflected light from the UAV is then captured and used to monitor its position and dynamically control the laser to deliver the power to the correct position
Recently, at the Future of Flight Aviation Center (Mukilteo, WA, USA), LaserMotive (Seattle, WA, USA) demonstrated how a laser-powered beaming system could be used to power a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) quadrocopter for more than 12 hours.
NASA Google Green Challenge Awards $1.35M Prize to Electric Aircraft
NASA says it has awarded the largest prize in aviation history, $1.35 million, to Team Pipistrel-USA.com for pushing the envelope on electric-powered flying. Continue reading