Demon UAV Demos Low-Cost, Low-Maintenance Technologies

Credit: BAE Systems/Cranfield University
In pursuit of lower manufacturing and maintenance costs, a U.K. team has flown an unmanned aircraft in which conventional flight control surfaces can be replaced by air jets blown from the trailing edge of the wing. Developed by Cranfield University, BAE Systems and nine other universities, the...

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