GE Aviation and Hybrid Project team to provide commercial high-endurance vertical takeoff and landing UAV
GE Aviation announced a teaming agreement with Hybrid Project to provide a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) UAV designed for high endurance commercial applications at scale. Flight testing will commence in Q4 this year with commercial availability targeted for Q1 2020. The agreement enables Hybrid Project’s 35-pound hybrid-powered SuperVolo VTOL UAV with a full stack […] Read More
Northwest UAV’s NW-44 Heavy Fuel Engine hits noteworthy milestone of over 21,000 operational hours
The Northwest UAV NW-44 Heavy-Fuel Engine has reached the noteworthy milestone of logging over 21,000 operational hours. With an innovative design that focuses on maintainability, Northwest UAV’s NW-44 UAV Engine has developed a reputation for being the UAV industry’s reliable, cost effective propulsion solution. Purpose-built for small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that require high reliability […] Read More
3D Printed hydrogen powered UAV
Clean tech company H2GO Power has completed what it claims as the the world’s first successful test flight of a 3D-printed hydrogen-powered UAV. The flight took place in Boston in late August as part of a partnership with Ballard Unmanned Systems Inc – the UAV arm of Ballard Power Systems. Headquartered in the UK, H2GO […] Read More
Northwest UAV’s NW-44 Heavy Fuel Engine hits milestone logging over 1500 sorties.
The NW-44 Heavy Fuel Engine – Northwest UAV’s purpose-built propulsion system for small unmanned aircraft systems – has now successfully logged over 1500 flights in combat conditions. As the NW-44 Engine passes this noteworthy milestone, it continues to set Aviation Grade standards for reliability and maintainability. In just a few months the NW-44 Heavy Fuel […] Read More
The Future is Two-Stroke: Hirth Engines Look to the Future of Hybrid UAVs
Hirth sets out its future vision for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) highlighting superior power-to-weight ratio as the key to extended range and fuel economy. At this year’s AUVSI XPONENTIAL, global two-stroke pioneers Hirth Engines demonstrated its future innovation programme and showcase the latest lightweight propulsion system technologies including the renowned 41, 42 and 35 series. […] Read More
UAV Turbines Introduces Monarch RP Propulsion Systems, Providing Reliability & Performance Unavailable in Today’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Industry
UAV Turbines is now ground testing its first-of-its-kind, lightweight, high-performance microturbine propulsion system for small, unmanned aircraft UAV Turbines, Inc. (UAVT), a pioneer of microturbine technology, today announced the introduction of its Monarch RP family of microturbine engines, the first engines that will provide defense and commercial partners with reliable, quiet, and powerful propulsion systems. Designed […] Read More
NanoSUN receives PO for innovative hydrogen refueling system from Ballard Unmanned Systems
NanoSUN, a hydrogen storage and refueling company, is pleased to announce that it has received a purchase order from Ballard Unmanned Systems, Inc. (“Ballard”) to supply a proof-of-concept hydrogen refueler (https://nanosun.co.uk/drones) to complement Ballard’s FCair™ hydrogen fuel cell power systems used for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) or drones. Hydrogen fuel cell-powered drones can carry greater […] Read More
HES HYCOPTER: The Hydrogen Powered Drone
HES Energy Systems, the aerospace company founded in Singapore in 2009, is working to change the electric aerospace industry by optimizing smaller aircraft and drones powered by hydrogen and scaling up. They have worked with other aerospace companies, universities, and government agencies worldwide to solve hydrogen logistic challenges. One of the most important advantages of […] Read More
