Quiet, Low-Vibration Engine Set For UAV
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Credit: Orbital Australia LTD.
If engineering design is all about trade-offs, the compromises are especially pronounced in propulsion for small military UAVs. The little piston engines for such aircraft traditionally run on gasoline, an unwelcome fuel in military service. They also waste much of that fuel in their search for high...
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