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Over on Aviation Week's technology blog Leading Edge, we have video of the first "flapless flight" by the Demon unmanned research aircraft developed by Cranfield University, BAE Systems and a team of UK universities. Photo: BAE/CranfieldThe Demon can use fluidic flight controls instead of conventional aerodynamic surfaces for roll control, and is part of a UK project to develop technologies for future maintenance-free low-cost UAVs.
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