(Credit: UAV Turbines)Īccording to Warshaw, 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. 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."ĬAD Representation of the UAVT UTP50R Turbobrop Propulsion system to be demonstrated in flight in the NASC TigerShark XP. NASC 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. The opportunity to work with NASC'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." 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. 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. First flights are scheduled prior to year-end 2017. US-based Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation (NASC) and UAV Turbines (UAVT) have announced plans for a joint flight demonstration of NASC's TigerShark aircraft with a UAVT micro-turboprop propulsion system.
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