"Larry The Snake Guy" wrote in message
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On Aug 12, 1:50 pm, "Ed Huntress" wrote:
It must be pretty darned reliable to be used in the drone, so this is
more
than just another weird engine curiosity.

I think I disagree with your logic. Some of the reasons you use drones
are because they are relatively cheap, and because they don't contain
a human. That means you can get away with things that would be
considered unsafe/unreliable in a manned aircraft... Plus, if the
engines really are "cheap" they may not mind if they have to replace
them after every 20 hours of operation.

I doubt if the drone is cheap enough to justify a "cheap" engine. And a
quirky engine isn't likely to make it past Honeywell, who is betting on its
performance and reliability for the sake of the nice government contract
they have for the whole device.

So, while not having to worry about human life eases the demand for engine
reliability, it's still up against all of that conventional competition,
which is well-proven and reliable.

All in all, it looks like a situation in which the engine is being taken
seriously by serious people.

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Ed Huntress