First MAGMA flight trials | BAE Systems | International
I've had interest in Coanda nozzles and plasma actuators for some time. So it was with intereest that I read about this single flight of an experimental drone.
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The two technologies to be trialled first using the jet-powered UAV, MAGMA, are:
• Wing Circulation Control, which takes air from the aircraft engine and blows it supersonically through the trailing edge of the wing to provide control for the aircraft
• Fluidic Thrust Vectoring, which uses blown air to deflect the exhaust, allowing for the direction of the aircraft to be changed.
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So the infographic shows blacked-out trailing edges, but the actual airframe shows a copper-metallic sheen. What is the possibility that there are also plasma actuators involved?