Cambridge based-Plextek's supercharged engine for unmanned air vehicles is being launched here this week with demonstrations of the powerplant at the company's booth at stand C34, hall six.
The 13kg (28.6lb) engine is designed to fit into a 254mm (10in) tube. The supercharger is part of an automatic altitude compensation system that the company says maintains the same performance from the engine at 20,000ft (6,100m) as it would if it were flying at sea level.
"As you go higher the air gets thinner and there is less oxygen, resulting in some engines losing up to 50% of their power. Our supercharger compensates for this," says Plextek defence group senior project consultant Michael Roberts.
During the engine's development the company also spoke with engineer Giles Cardozo, who has used paramotor aircraft over Mount Everest.
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Source: Flight Daily News
