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BAE Systems MAGMA

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Unmanned air vehicle (UAV) using blown-air system to control flight.

Lift type

Fixed wing

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Autonomous

Engine type

Application

Experimental, Ultralight

Design & construction

Primary structure

Composite

Wing

Composite

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Flight controls

Full FBW digital

Autopilot

3-axis

Environmental control

None-unpressurised

Tail

Tailless

Certification

Military

Composite wing (primary structure) Primary Composite fuselage (primary structure) Primary

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
BAE Systems MAGMA	/ 2017		Jet-powered UAV.

Airframer

BAE Systems plc

News

Designed and developed in collaboration with University of Manchester

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