A Small Gas Turbine for Drone Aircraft: Design Philosophy

Low cost, and low weight, turbojet engines for RPV applications are being developed by the Aerospace Technical Centre in Brazil. A simple turbojet developing 320 N thrust is described which has been designed, manufactured and tested, succesfully matching its performance goals. Another turbojet developing 1000 N thrust has been designed and is currently being manufactured. This report describes the design philosophy adopted.Copyright © 1990 by ASME