Supersonic gas control with air injection?

Machines tend to be more likely to fail with more parts. In the case of aircraft, even if it fails during flight, it may lead to fatal problems such as explosion or fall. For this reason, British aerospace company BAE Systems tested a unique aircraft that controls the aircraft by blowing air strongly instead of an auxiliary wing that must move up and down with a mechanical device.

The company’s unmanned aerial vehicle, the MAGMA, is in the form of a stealth plane. However, rather than reconnaissance or bombardment in the sky, it is being developed with the aim of safely testing the innovative new control system and ensuring overall safe flight of the aircraft.

It is the Manchester University research team that participated in the development. Magma is manipulated in flight in two ways. One is to eject air produced by powerful jet engines when controlling wing circulation from a thin exhaust vent located at the rear of the wing, which is what the upper and lower auxiliary wings will do. The exhaust port is open and air is injected from here to change direction, changing the course of magma flying at supersonic speed in the air. Due to this, the ascent or rotation is adjusted by the number of exhaust ports.

The second is a structure (Fluidic Thrust Vectoring) that controls the thrust angle of the exhaust gas generated by using the exhaust port located at the nozzle behind the jet engine. It is said that this method can change course during flight.

It is similar to Lockheed Martin’s F-22 Raptor, which turns with thrust to increase auxiliary wing maneuverability, but the structure differs in that it does the same thing without using multiple machines or parts.

Such an attempt can be expected not only to simplify the aircraft design, but also to reduce maintenance costs. In addition, it can withstand long periods of use and reduce the radar reflection area. Fewer moving parts can also help improve stealth performance, as it can reduce open spaces at seams.

In this way, the possibility of adopting such technology first in the military field is sufficient. In addition, air travel can be made safer if applied to general passenger aircraft. Related information can be found here .