Getting ready for its first flight the 80kg jet powered sUAS, Demon the result of a five year research program by 10 UK universities is unique in having no conventional control surfaces. Although quite how that will work we are not sure! The 2.7m wingspan Demon the result of £6.5 million programme jointly funded by BAE Systems and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) basks in the glory of another big acronym,
FLAVIIR (Flapless Air Vehicle Integrated Industrial Research).
Cranfield University just outside of Milton Keynes designed and constructed the aircraft with the support of partner institutions.
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An interesting fact is that the preliminary and detail design work of this aircraft was carried out 100 miles away from Cranfield University in the spare bedroom of a house in Derbyshire. I must know, I was there!