"BAE Systems tests drone controlled by blasts of air..." Topic
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Tango01 | 14 Dec 2017 12:10 p.m. PST |
… that could lead to faster and stealthier aircraft "A drone aircraft which does away with conventional flight controls to manoeuvre and instead uses jets of air to change direction has been tested by defence company BAE Systems and the University of Manchester. The Magma unmanned aircraft has completed a series of flights and the success of the programme could lead to the development of lighter, more manoeuvrable military and civil aircraft, which require less maintenance…" link Main page link
Amicalement Armand |
Micman | 14 Dec 2017 1:07 p.m. PST |
So if you have an engine failure, how will you control the aircraft? |
Tango01 | 15 Dec 2017 10:40 a.m. PST |
Good question…. Amicalement Armand |
M1911Colt | 17 Dec 2017 9:07 a.m. PST |
So if you have an engine failure, how will you control the aircraft? You don't. Like every modern aircraft, no engine equals flying rock. Nothing (well very few) military aircraft of any sort nowadays can glide for any length of time. |
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