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Old 15th Mar 2023, 12:20
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Originally Posted by Heidhurtin
Guys, forgive the possible naivety of the question, but what effect would dumping fuel in the drone's path actually have? I wouldn't imagine the airframe would be affected, possibly some sensors would be degraded, but have no idea of the effect on the engine given the fuel would be fairly dispersed (or would it?) by the time it was ingested.
If you could get the quantity correct perhaps there would not be enough oxygen to ignite the fuel and you could cause a flameout.
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