Portfolios Archive - HFE International

Canadian Armed Forces

Jared — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 13:01:13 +0000

HFE provides the engines for the Canadian Armed Forces UAVs

Hydronalix Emily

Jared — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 13:00:01 +0000

HFE provides engine and generator services to Hydronalix for the Emily Unmanned surface vehicle. The vehicle is used for many purposes including Hurricane data acquisition for NOAA.

Raytheon Missle Systems Silver Fox

Jared — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 12:58:37 +0000

HFE continues to contribute to the propulsion system design on the Raytheon Silver Fox UAV. HFE International has recently designed a new fuel injection system that is currently in use for this platform. The Silver Fox is a small unmanned aircraft with multiple payload configurations. The product is currently deployed in theater and has been a very useful tool for the warfighter.

Griffon Aerospace G2E & SeaHunter

Jared — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 12:56:54 +0000

HFE has provided engine services to the G2E and the SeaHunter UAVs. Providing long flight time and payload capabilities, these fixed wing aircraft provide military and commercial abilities.

Latitude HQ-40 & HQ-60

Jared — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 12:53:45 +0000

HFE provides the engine and generator systems to power the forward flight aspect of Latitude’s hybrid quadrotor HQ-40 and HQ-60.

Honeywell T-Hawk

Jared — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 12:52:21 +0000

Mr. West, the founder of HFE, was responsible for the mechanical, integration of the engine control system used on the T-Hawk. The vehicle has flown over 20,000 missions in theater and over 500 units have been manufactured to date. The propulsion system has proven to be an extremely reliable product. Mr. West, while working with BAE Systems, was responsible for the development and design of the JP-8 prototype heavy fuels engine for the Honeywell T-Hawk. The Heavy fuels engine was installed in an aircraft and flown in a successful flight demo in October 2010. Research and development continues for this platform through the HFE International and BAE Systems partnership.

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Jared — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 12:42:46 +0000

The Honeywell T-Hawk with fuel injection designed by Tom West of HFE International and Gavin Brett of Currawong engineering was placed in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC. The display was opened in 2013 and is part of the Time and Navigation exhibit.