UAV Engines UAV ENGINES Lightning Aircraft, Inc. specializes in the complete design, development and manufacturing of top quality Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) engines ranging... from 150cc to 604cc. To date, we have custom designed engines for individual customer projects, as well as engine mounts, propeller reduction units and other accessories to individual... customer's requirements, and are the sole source provider for engines on several unmanned aerial vehicle projects. Our complete aerospace machine shop affords us the ability...

604D4-FI Engine Goes Direct NEWS 604D4-FI Engine Goes Direct! 4/04/07 -- The 604D4-FI engine will be available in a direct propeller drive version. The belt drive version has... proven its reliability, but does not adapt to all the configurations out there, so LAI will offer both versions. The engine will retain the digital fuel injection for optimal high... altitude operations and fuel economy. Testing of the prototype direct drive engine will take place in summer of 2007 and should be available in late 2007. For More Information Contact...

604D4-SHF 604D4-SHF(Supercharged Heavy Fuel) The 604D4-SHF is a supercharged, four-cylinder, two-stroke diesel UAV engine that is not a converted light weight two stroke. This... engine will utilize exotic materials and technologies to keep weight to a minimum and will be a true compression ignited, direct injected heavy fuel engine. Lightning first began... working on the 604D4-SHF concept in April of 2007, and is currently in the process of designing the engine in our CAD/CAM system. We will began manufacturing component parts within...

and have decided to proceed with the full size version it will have a 22 ft. wingspan and be power by the 604D4-FI engine first. If we can get back to our 604D4-SHF (supercharged... heavy fuel) engine project, that will be the engine the UAV will be powered by. The ARES will have retractable landing gear, removable outer wings and tail section and will also have... we are funding them internally. LAI will not be developing the avionics part of this UAS system and will contract that out in the future. 604D4-SHF(SUPERCHARGED HEAVY FUEL) ENGINE...

302D2-FI Now Available NEWS 302D2-FI NOW AVAILABLE! 3/04/07 -- The 302D2 engine has been fitted with the same belt driven propeller reduction system and digital fuel injection... as the 604D4-FI engine. The engine will be marketed as the 302D2-FI and will have two alternator options of either a 500 or 750 watt, 28-volt unit installed. A carbon fiber spinner... will be supplied as well as ignition system, starter adapter and a K&N TM air filter. The engine is being tested now and in production. For More Information Contact: Lightning...