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No Control Surfaces Plane

Old 10-05-2010 | 09:40 AM
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"Researchers in the UK have flown the first aircraft that can maneuver without conventional control surfaces like flaps. In place of elevators and ailerons, the aircraft uses jets of air along the back of the wing to control lift. The demonstration aircraft has been developed as a test bed for new flight-control systems and aircraft manufacture techniques. "

New test plane flies without flaps
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Old 10-05-2010 | 01:50 PM
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interesting.

The title indicates the author did not learn anything while researching the piece.
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Old 10-05-2010 | 03:26 PM
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It is also more stealthy, as sharp, abrupt angles and gaps like those created by flaps are hard to hide from radar.
I don't remember 'flaps' really being much of a problem when I was in a situation when I would have liked to have been stealthy

I wonder what they will come up with next? Amazing science aviation is - no doubt.

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