We're Flying Without Wing Flaps And Without A Pilot

[jdnation]

A revolutionary model plane has been developed as part of a £6.2m programme, involving engineers from the University of Leicester, funded jointly by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and BAE Systems.

The five-year programme is called FLAVIIR - flapless air vehicle integrated industrial research - and involves teams from Leicester, Liverpool, Nottingham, Southampton, Swansea, Warwick, York and London. Manchester University’s Goldstein .

Aeronautical Research Laboratory developed the model aircraft and the programme is managed by Cranfield University. “The overall programme is aimed at developing new technologies for future generation uninhabited air vehicles, so called UAVs,” said Professor Ian Postlethwaite, Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Engineering at Leicester.

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[Benedictus]

I’m opposed to UAVs. Planes are meant to be flown by people. People like me.

 

[gilliam]

Benedictus:

I’m opposed to UAVs. Planes are meant to be flown by people. People like me.

They are, the pilot is just sitting on the ground is all.