Portfolio Description
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.