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Old 19th May 2006, 18:13
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UAV Engines

Norton spun off the company UAV engines. Their website is here:
http://www.uavenginesltd.co.uk/

Also, a quote from their site:
"Please note that UEL do not supply engines for powering manned aircraft (or any other applications.)"

Having had some experience in the rotary wing UAV field with that engine, I wouldn't argue with their statement.

There was a recent article in one of the US homebuilding magazines that compared 4 RV8's. Two had rotaries and two had Lycosaurus engines. The main differences that I could see were:
1) the rotaries were thirstier
2) the rotaries were louder.

This agrees with my personal experience. My ears are still ringing 7 years later.

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