and improved engine blocks. The Predator system was designed in response to a Department of Defense requirement to provide to the warfighter persistent intelligence, surveillance, and ...

Karem is the designer of the Predator, the unmanned aerial vehicle that turned ... is powered by a four-cylinder Rotax 914 piston engine—an Austrian motor used in ultralight sport aircraft ...

"The UAV, especially the Predator, came into its own," Jumper ... and other information, such as engine manifold pressure. Two smaller screens show what are called variable-information tables ...

Despite its active duty, the UAV is still considered to be under ... accidents on everything from bad weather to engine failure. The RQ-1 Predator entered service in 1994 while still being tested ...