Category Archives: Aircraft Propulsion & Energy

ePropelled Signs UAV Propulsion Tech as Distributor

ePropelled, a supplier of magnetic engineering technology for electro-magnetic motors, announced that it has signed an agreement to bring UAV Propulsion Tech on as a distributor of their electric motors to market its products to the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) / Urban Air Mobility (UAM) industry. Continue reading →

Pipistrel Slows Uber eVTOL Work for Other Projects

Pipistrel 801 eVTOL aircraft for Uber Air urban air mobility network

Electric aircraft manufacturer Pipistrel is advancing plans for a pair of new cargo aircraft and a 19-seat regional airliner. The Slovenian company intends to focus on these new developments more urgently than on its plans for the Pipistrel 801 eVTOL, which has been shortlisted by rideshare group Uber for its planned Uber Air urban air mobility product. Continue reading →

X-37B Spacecraft’s Microwave Power Beam Experiment Could Power UAVs

The shadowy X-37B, the Air Force’s unmanned, reusable spacecraft, is set to launch for its sixth flight on May 16 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. While most of the payloads set for the flight are standard fare for space experiments, at least the ones that are disclosed, one of them has immense potential implications for the future of remote power generation and especially long-endurance unmanned aircraft propulsion. Continue reading →

UAV Propulsion Tech to Market Suter Industries /CAE UAV Engine Solutions

Suter TOA 288

UAV Propulsion Tech has signed a representative agreement with Suter Industries AG (Turbenthal, Switzerland) and Compass Aircraft Europe GmbH (Vienna, Austria) to market their advanced UAV engine solutions. Continue reading →

Intelligent Energy Partners with Robotic Skies for Fuel Cell Products Support

Intelligent Energy, the UK fuel cell engineering business, announced that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with US-based UAV maintenance, repair, and overhaul services provider, Robotic Skies. The partnership enables Intelligent Energy to expand post-sale support for its industry-leading Fuel Cell Power Modules. Continue reading →

Orbital UAV to Develop Hybrid UAV Propulsion System with Northrop Grumman

Orbital Corporation Ltd has announced that it has signed a contract with leading aerospace and defence technology company Northrop Grumman Corporation for the development of a hybrid propulsion system for a Vertical Take-Off and Landing  unmanned aerial vehicle. Continue reading →

AFRL and Associates Improve Processes for Fabricating Engine Inlet Ducts

An 11-foot long unmanned aircraft system inlet duct preform is shown prior to resin infusion

Aircraft engine inlet ducts provide the engine compressor with a constant supply of air to prevent the compressor from stalling. Since the inlet is directly exposed to the impacting airflow, it must create as little drag as possible. The smallest gap in airflow supply can cause major engine problems as well as significant efficiency losses. Continue reading →