The three primary control surfaces on an aircraft are the ailerons(roll), rudder(yaw), and elevator(pitch). Flaps shouldn't be interchanged with any of these su

The three primary control surfaces on an aircraft are the ailerons(roll), rudder(yaw), and elevator(pitch). Flaps shouldn't be interchanged with any of these surfaces, especially the ailerons, since they perform different functions. Unfortunately the video is blocked for me so I can't see how it's flying, but from looking at this picture: http://img.metro.co.uk/i/pix/2010/09/28/article-1285661238268-0B5E6196000005DC-560297_636x300.jpg http://img.metro.co.uk/i/pix/2010/09/28/article-128566123826... it seems that the wings are one solid mass(save for the silver tab on the mid-rear edges). I'm almost inclined to chalk it up to bad journalism, but I'll have to reserve that judgment till I watch it. Edit: Looks like I'm partially right.. the jets replace all of the control surfaces. I have to admit that's some pretty cool technology. I feel the headlines don't do much justice, but it's probably a lot easier for the general public to understand something like "flapless" rather than trying to describe "a lack of moving parts."