Sunday, December 17, 2017

This Stealth Drone Has No Moving Surfaces at All

BAE Systems

Popular Mechanics: New Stealth Drone Has No Moving Surfaces at All

The result is a lighter, simpler, stealthier airplane harder for radar to detect.

BAE Systems has unveiled a new aircraft design that could be a major advance in stealth technology. The new MAGMA drone does away with aircraft control surfaces, resulting in an aircraft whose shape remains constant throughout its entire flight. The small demonstration aircraft, which has completed a successful first flight, uses blown air to change direction instead of complex mechanical controls.

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WNU Editor: If this can be applied to bigger aircraft, it will revolutionize how planes fly.

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