Posted on 07/13/2022 6:52:47 PM PDT by elpadre
The world of violence does drone on and on!
Despise that man. I’ll never forget he was interviewed on live TV and said he wished all the south who served in the civil war had been killed in battle or executed. Every single last Johnny Reb., 3/4 of a million of them.
pusher prop in the back.
Yes, it is. $5 million drone, mildly effective, vulnerable to air defense. I imagine war is expensive on all fronts and equipment loss would be expected. 10 of these drones would constitute quite an investment and the loss of a number of them disappointing to say the least.
Yes; I looked up photos on the web. I figured it had to be a pusher prop on that obvious hub at the back of the fuselage. Interesting; most pics showed two props but one showed three. I would think three would make it more efficient in the air - but more costly to lose. Obviously the props were removed for truck transport although with two props it wouldn't be necessary.
Two-blade pusher prop driven by Rotax internal combustion engine.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baykar_Bayraktar_TB2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotax_912
Light-weight, efficient jet engines are one of the more difficult technologies for manufacturers of more advanced cruise missiles and drones.
That is some special sort of mental illness, right there.
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