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NWUAV makes uav engines and uav systems that allow your company to achieve the kind of success that grabs industry press and headlines.
Find out more about our new MEMS Fuel Injection System, our Heavy Fuel Engines and our alliance with Vari-Prop for Variable Pitch Constant Speed Propeller System.
"From Ink Jets to Jet Engines" in GlobalSpec
"A maker of propulsion systems for unmanned aerial vehicles discovered a novel use for ink jets: they've created a MEMS fuel injection system that can improve small engine efficiency."
"Ink-jet Fuel Systems" in Oregon Business
Written by W.E. Crawford
"But by using Hewlett-Packard ink-jet technology in his new fuel-injection system, he says he can make diesel and other fuels burn 15% to 20% more efficiently".
"New Mini Fuel Injector Sets Pace for UAVs" in Popular Mechanics"
Written by Joe Pappalardo
"The researcher left a product-development job at Hewlett-Packard to get in the defense game with NWUAV Propulsion Systems, an Oregon-based company that makes engines for Insitu, a UAV shop that in turn makes the ScanEagle for Boeing. ".
"Northwest UAV Propulsion Systems to Demonstrate MEMS Fuel Injection System for use in Heavy Fuel Engines at AUVSI Industry Day."
"Northwest UAV has purchased five patents related to MEMS Fuel Injection. This technology uses Hewlett Packard Ink-jet technology to atomize a variety of fuels including JP5, JP8 and logistical fuels utilized in internal combustion engines. Northwest UAV is developing an injector array that can be employed on a variety of engine types. This MEMS Fuel Injection system promises to enhance the capabilities of UAVs by increasing fuel efficiencies and provide the flexibility to use multiple fuels on the same engine platform."
"Northwest UAV Propulsion Systems forms Alliance with
Vari-Prop for Variable Pitch Constant Speed Propeller System"
"Constant speed propeller systems have been available for larger aircraft for years, and now small UAVs can benefit from this technology. The Vari-Prop system can be bolted onto any engine that is strong enough to turn it and utilize the benefits of variable pitch. ...The system is extremely simple and easy to install. It can be mounted on direct drive engines with heavy torsional vibration pulses without wear or damage. The Vari-prop system has the ability to custom design the proper propeller blades for the customer’s application. This will insure that the customer gets the proper blades with the required length and twist. The system is designed to meet or exceed applicable FAA and ASTM construction and safety standards and for safety, high performance, reliable and maintenance free operation. Categorically the Vari-Prop system is the lightest weight unit on the market and one of the first systems designed for use on UAVs."
"As UAS Demand Rises, Laser Sintering May Help Builders Keep Up" in AUVSI December 2009 Publication
Written by Lynn Manning
"Leading service bureaus Northwest UAV (of McMinnville, Ore.) and Paramount PDS (of Langhorne, Pa.) have found that laser sintering provides them with creative responses to many of the challenges posed to them by their UAS customers."
