The plane that does not need aileron – New Technology

With the weight shifts in the wings can swing plane without flaps or ailerons.

The more streamlined the plane, the lower the air resistance. Details that increases the resistance is the wing ailerons and flaps. Now Sampath Reddy Vengate at the University of Texas at Arlington constructed a small radio-controlled planes that do not need these components, write the university. In the wings are weights that can be slid back and forth laterally and thus move the plane’s center of gravity causing it to swing.

But just received the test plane both ailerons and flaps for weight control would not work. These did not, however, be used in the test flight where Sampath Reddy Vengates construction proved to work as intended.

The idea of ​​the center of gravity adjustment is nothing new in the aviation world. The Concorde was pumped as fuel between the wings to compensate for inadequate valvular action at supersonic speed.

But according to University of Texas has Sampath Reddy Vengates method has not been tested before.

Now the hope is that the technology should be further developed for use in, for example stealth plane as it reduces the wing surface, which makes the plane more difficult to detect by radar. For supersonic aircraft in general reduces the reduced wing surface and air resistance, the heat caused by friction with the air. The reduced air resistance also saves fuel giving plan longer aktionsradier.