100 Focus | Fuel systems No matter the fuel though, hybridisation will be a major aspect of what the powertrains of the future will look like, as electric machines become more advanced and more widely available, and both series and parallel hybrids should be expected among hybridised aircraft. That could play into the requirements of fuel systems, as the motor/generators in hybrid configurations will gradually come to be recognised as the focal point of aviation powertrains, and the prime mover in series hybrids. The roles of fuel injectors, lines, pumps, filters and bladders meanwhile will become gradually re-established around keeping the motor/generators working. The smaller sizes of UAVs and their lack of onboard personnel compared with crewed aircraft will increasingly make them a vital test case and proving ground for what such future powertrains will look like. Acknowledgements The author would like to thank Dan Tynan and Trevor Hart at Fuel Safe Systems, Jack Birmingham and John Landells at Reventec, Sergio Moscat at Moscat Ingenieria, Gavin Brett and Brant Patford at Currawong Engineering and William Vaglienti at Power4Flight for their help with researching this article. June/July 2023 | Uncrewed Systems Technology AUSTRALIA Currawong Engineering +61 3 6229 1973 www.currawongeng.com CANADA Battlefield International +1 905 772 3000 www.battlefield.biz GERMANY CAE +49 2402 1060 www.de.cae.com P1 Performance Fuels +49 30 2325 57010 www.p1fuels.com SF Motorsporttechnik +49 6253 238652 www.sf-motorsporttechnik.de ITALY MERIN 39 06 9074 553 www.merin.it SPAIN Moscat Ingenieria +34 914 91 02 36 www.moscatingenieria.com UK Aero Tec Laboratories +44 1908 351700 www.atlltd.com Atec Auto Technic +44 1280 704525 www.atec-autotechnik.com BMRS +44 1753 545554 www.bmrs.net Earls Performance Products +44 1327 858221 www.earls.co.uk KA Sensors +44 1476 568057 www.kasensors.com Premier Fuel Systems +44 1332 850515 www.premier-fuel-systems.com Protec Fuel Pumps +44 1283 568407 www.protecfuelpumps.com Reventec +44 1725 510321 www.reventec.com TetraBoost +44 1869 227062 www.tetraboost.com USA Aero Tec Laboratories +1 201 825 1400 www.atlinc.com ARE Dry Sump Systems +1 916 652 5282 www.drysump.com BLP Racing Products +1 407 422 0394 www.blp.com Briggs & Stratton +1 414 259 5333 www.briggsandstratton.com Fuel Safe Systems +1 800 433 6524 www.fuelsafe.com Hank Thomas Performance +1 800 848 4265 www.hankthomasperformance.com No Limit Manufacturing +1 715 384 4422 www.nolimitmfg.com Power4Flight +1 541 436 4299 www.power4flight.comRockett Brand Racing Fuel +1 847 795 8400 www.rockettbrand.com VP Racing Fuels +1 210 635 7744 www.vpracingfuels.com XRP +1 562 861 4765 www.xrp.com Some examples of fuel systems manufacturers
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