Possible power plant for a old Ural?

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Possible power plant for a old Ural?

Post by Rich Maund » Tue May 16, 2023 1:58 pm

We need to get ahold of one of these Iranian drone motors and try it out in a old 650 Ural. 8)
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Re: Possible power plant for a old Ural?

Post by Rich Maund » Tue May 16, 2023 1:59 pm

I'm thinking they may start showing up on Sportsman's Guide soon as "surplus". LOL
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Re: Possible power plant for a old Ural?

Post by aduthie » Tue May 16, 2023 6:47 pm

I don't know, man, the power and torque curves look pretty lousy for a road-going vehicle.
https://www.militarydrones.org.cn/md-55 ... 583p1.html

Interesting details about the engine vis-a-vis its use in the cheaper Shahed drones here:
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/31 ... ed5621c360

It says they weigh just 16 kg, though, which is impressive -- perhaps even unreasonably light, but I don't know much about aircraft engines. Can't find the physical size/dimensions.
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Re: Possible power plant for a old Ural?

Post by Rich Maund » Sat May 27, 2023 1:53 pm

Great article on the motor! Thanks!
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Re: Possible power plant for a old Ural?

Post by RC20 » Tue May 30, 2023 7:12 pm

Big difference between an aircraft engine and a power plant.

I had a pilots license so got into the nitty gritty. There is quite a range of max power for takeoff and what works for longevity and cruise is always quite a bit lower. You can run hard and wear em out or take it easy on them.

A drone engine is a lot different in that a cheap drone is not worth a good engine. Its going to crash or get shot down.
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