UAV Propulsion Tech Post #14 – 2015 Year in Review
I thought it would be good to close out the year with highlights and news from the various companies represented by UAV Propulsion Tech here in the US. These include Orbital, Volz, Hirth, MicroPilot and Skygraphics. It has been a busy and productive year, and thought it would be good to highlight the key items…
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UAV Propulsion Tech Post #13 – UAV’s Spotted at Dubai Airshow 2015
UAV’s Spotted at the Dubai Airshow 2015: I attended the Dubai Airshow for the first time this year and walked the show with one of my colleagues from Hirth Motors. The purpose was to check out the show to see if there were any potential UAV customers (for propulsion, servo, autopilot and rescue/recovery parachutes), and…
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UAV Propulsion Tech Post #12 – Robots in the Sky – Cracking down on Drone Law
Info Graphic developed by Intella Blog. Posted with permission. Robots in the Sky: Cracking Down on Drone Law (via Intella Blog)
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UAV Propulsion Tech – Post #11 – UAV Engine Suppliers
UAV Engine Suppliers (UPDATED MAY 8th, 2020): Full disclosure at the front of this blog is I represented Orbital from 2000-2017, Hirth Engines from 2007-2020 and now represent Suter Industries/CAE GmbH and they will be detailed in this list as well as my competitors in this market. Some people may think I shouldn’t promote my…
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UAV Propulsion Tech – Post #10 – US Commercial Drone Conferences
US Commercial Drone Conferences: My UAV experience has mainly been with defense applications but I am trying to also market my products and services into the commercial drone market (agriculture, police, oil/gas, utilities, etc.). I did a blog post in May on AUVSI which has to be the largest UAV conference in the world. I…
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UAV Propulsion Tech – Post #8 – Drones in Agriculture
Drones in Agriculture: It has been about a month since my last blog post. I have been very busy supporting the AUVSI conference in Atlanta, visiting customers and even spent a week at our vacation place in Port Austin, MI. That gave me the idea for this week’s blog post. Port Austin is located in…
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UAV Propulsion Tech Post #7 – Preparing for AUVSI
Preparing for AUVSI: AUVSI’s Umanned Systems 2015 trade show is next week (MAY 4-7) in Atlanta, GA. I have been attending this show for the past 10+ years. They used to alternate between west coast (Southern California) and east coast (DC area) but have been expanding beyond these areas. Last year it was in Orlando…
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UAV Propulsion Tech Post #5 – Rescue/Recovery Parachutes
Rescue/Recovery Parachutes: This weeks post focuses on rescue/recovery parachute solutions for UAV’s. At the moment, most small UAV’s don’t have a rescue parachute but they are a great idea to protect the air vehicle/payload asset as well as protect any people or property. Parachute solutions are used on rockets and even Cirrus Aircraft has a…
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UAV Propulsion Tech – Post #2 – Get more thrust with a propeller reduction drive
This is my second UAV blog post and today I am going to focus on the advantages of a propeller reduction drive system to improve thrust in a UAV. This will be detailed further after the key UAV news section. Key UAV News for the week: European Drone Regulations are About to get Smarter and…
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UAV Propulsion Tech – Post #1 – BSFC Calculation
I am starting a weekly blog on the UAV industry and intend to focus my weekly posts on technology, global markets, applications, and industry news. I am a mechanical engineer and have been working in the UAV business for over 10 years mainly focused on propulsion solutions for defense applications. I represent several companies providing…
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