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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