BINGEN, Wash., Feb. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. company Insitu Inc. announced a successful test with its Integrator unmanned aircraft using a new fuel injection technology.
In January Insitu announced a milestone following a successful flight test of its small engine unmanned aircraft system with its new electronic fuel injection flight test. Tuesday Insitu marked another milestone with its Integrator UAS using the electronic fuel injection heavy fuel engine during a successful flight test.
Insitu is working to integrate the electronic fuel injection heavy fuel engine system, designed to improve engine performance and monitoring capabilities, into its family of UAS technologies including the widely deployed ScanEagle.
"We have now demonstrated electronic fuel injection heavy fuel engine performance on both of our Insitu unmanned aircraft, ScanEagle and Integrator," Bill Clark, Insitu vice president of emerging programs, said in a statement.
"Our team continues to focus on providing the best capabilities for our commercial and military customers. This is yet another critical enabling technology demonstrated in support of our small tactical unmanned aircraft system/Tier II effort."
