A 77-Mile Hybrid Drone Flight: The Valmont Inspection Case
Explore the reported 2023 Valmont inspection flight using a Harris Aerial drone, and the historical HYBGEN 32 connection described by Löweheiser.
Technical articles on UAV engines, electronic fuel injection and hybrid generators. Explore integration requirements, fuel-consumption calculations and documented application examples.
Explore the reported 2023 Valmont inspection flight using a Harris Aerial drone, and the historical HYBGEN 32 connection described by Löweheiser.
Understand how EFI manages fuel delivery in UAV engines, what calibration changes, and which requirements to check before replacing a carburetor.
Explore a historical 34 cc Zenoah-based EFI engine project, its intake and crankcase changes, and the test evidence to request for a new application.
Assess the Honda GX35 as an engine-development candidate: lubrication, installation, EFI interfaces and the evidence needed for a UAV application.
Understand Walbro carburetor bore measurements and mounting patterns, with a historical reference table for discussing an EFI throttle-body conversion.
Understand direct and indirect injection in heavy-fuel UAV engines, and the fuel, starting and validation questions to ask before selecting a configuration.
Calculate UAV engine BSFC in g/kWh, check a worked example, and understand the operating conditions needed for a useful fuel-consumption comparison.
Find historical engine and carburetor references for EFI conversion, then check mounting, fuel system and calibration requirements for your engine.
A historical account of Löweheiser EFI in Quaternium’s HYBRiX programme, with engine telemetry lessons and context for new UAV integrations.
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