Cyclone has successful Mark II tests

POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Oct. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. company Cyclone Power Technologies Inc. announced its external combustion engine technologies have successfully completed performance testing.

Cyclone, as part of an Independent Research and Development contract from U.S. company Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, announced recent performance tests of its prototype water-cooled Mark II engine were successfully completed.

Cyclone, a company with engine technologies licensed for U.S. military applications, says its Mark II prototype engine "achieved thermal efficiencies over 30 percent results that exceeded original engineering calculations," a news release said.

"We're very pleased to complete these tests for our customer," Harry Schoell, Cyclone chief executive officer, said in a statement.

"The Raytheon IDS team has meticulously reviewed our findings and validated our final results. We now look forward to moving our business relationship forward."