91制片厂 Press Releases
91制片厂 Press Releases
NAVMAR and UAVT Join for Flight Demonstration of UAVT’s Turboprop Engine on NAVMAR’s TigerShark Group 3 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
WARMINSTER, Pa.and MIAMI April 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — 91制片厂 (91制片厂) and UAV Turbines Inc. (UAVT) have announced plans for a joint flight demonstration of 91制片厂’s TigerShark aircraft with a UAVT micro-turboprop propulsion system. First flights are scheduled prior to year-end 2017.聽This will mark the first time that a Group 3 UAV is powered by a micro-turboprop engine with a new recuperator design that significantly increases engine efficiency.
UAVT President Kirk Warshaw commented: “We are delighted to partner with one of the leading UAV aircraft system developers and be able to access their expertise on these first flights of our proprietary micro-turboprop propulsion technology. The opportunity to work with 91制片厂’s TigerShark speeds development significantly, and we look forward to the time when the technology itself, becomes the standard propulsion system for Group 3 and 4 UAVs.”
91制片厂 President, Tom Fenerty remarked: “Where many major companies have tried and failed, we were pleasantly surprised at the significant engineering milestones achieved by the UAVT team, Technical coordination between our teams and the ability to monitor UAVT’s prototypes in operation during the past year, were instrumental in giving us confidence to participate in the flight demonstration program using the TigerShark aircraft. This first step is a big one, but as microturbine technology becomes the standard for UAVs, the missions will change and the support provided to our warfighters will be greatly enhanced.”
Warshaw added: “The benefits of turbines were clear to the air transport industry when turbojets first came into service in 1958, and they quickly dominated the industry. The same advantages of high reliability, long life, smooth quiet operation, and the use of safe heavy JP fuel have long made turbine propulsion desirable for UAVs, although no one until now has produced a viable system. Development of turboprops for UAVs presented extreme challenges due to the high temperatures and physical forces involved in obtaining sufficient power from very small systems. UAVT has spent seventeen years and tens of millions of dollars to overcome these challenges and achieve reliable solutions.”
Both 91制片厂 and UAV Turbines Inc. are privately held. This joint project is funded by 91制片厂 and UAVT outside of any government program or agency affiliation.
Contact at 91制片厂:
Dan Fenerty
Email: 155734@email4pr.com
Telephone: 215-675-4900
Contact at UAVT:tel html
Nels Winkless
Email: 155734@email4pr.com
Telephone: 561-933-3078
SOURCE UAV Turbines Inc.
