There are no ailerons, no flaps, and no tails. Not a single thing on this aircraft will physically bend if its pilot tells it to.
Instead, the drone, which will have stealth capabilities, will use two newly developed systems to navigate in the air; wing circulation control (WCC) and fluidic thrust vectoring (FTV).
WCC siphons air going through the jet engine and blows it at supersonic speeds over the back of the wing, generating lift and eliminating the need for mechanically movable surfaces to direct airflow. Meanwhile, FTV uses jets of air to change the direction of the engines exhaust which allows direction change.
In other words, no way in the world a human pilot could fly it “by the seat of the pants.” No computer – no fly.
Of course, almost every current supersonic aircraft is that way today.
Story @ BAE's newest drone uses jets of air to maneuver — and it could revolutionize aviation
