Yet another duration claim for electric power, perhaps for its size this is a record, although right away we can think of the Boomerang flying wing from Chris Mc Nair that has demonstrated flight times of 4 hours with standard LiPo batteries. It will be interesting to see what can be achieved with a more efficient airframe and a fuel cell....
Dr. Richard Carlin, director of the Sea Warfare and Weapons Department in the Office of Naval Research (ONR), was honored with the 2010 Fuel Cell Seminar and Exposition Award on Oct. 19 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio. Dr. Mark Williams, Fuel Cell Seminar and Exposition vice president, presented Carlin the award at this year’s...
Horizon Energy Systems Pte. Ltd. begins commercial sales of its new AEROPAK hydrogen fuel cell power system, designed to bring a 300% flight duration improvement to today’s battery-operated 5-10kg class Mini-Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). For years fuel cell applications have been the subject of research in defense laboratories around the world. Today, Horizon Energy Systems of Singapore makes a...
It keeps flying for longer and longer but cannot touch the Zephyr from QinetiQ nothing stops American news sources touting its abilities The Navy’s Ion Tiger UAV has seen good results so far The Ion Tiger unmanned aerial vehicle set an endurance record by flying 26 hours and one minute as it set the bar even higher while the...
