THE SURVIVOR: Self-repairing plane technology with ‘human-like’ skin

Movies like The Terminator may have warned us not to create technology that can heal itself,but the folks at BAE Systems decided to press on regard less.The UK company has unveiled futuristic designs that could revolutionise the method and speed that planes are repaired by 2040. The aircraft’s body would be covered in ten soft thousands of micro sensors that detect wind speed,temperature and any damage sustained.The craft would be able to heal itself in mid air thanks to a grid of carbon nano tubes that hold a light weight adhesive fluid.This would be released to the damaged area and quickly harden–like blood forming as carbon a cut enabling the craft to continue its flight. This advanced use of materials would create an extremely hardy jet capable of entering the most dangerous of scenarios to complete vital missions,according to a BAE Systems spokesman.They are calling it The Survivor, and that’s not the only technology the company believes could be incorporated in military aircraft in the future.An other type of jet,known as The Transformer,would combine smaller sub-aircraft during travel and then split off.This would increase range and save fuel by reducing drag when they fly together. Despite edging use over closer to Sky net, this technology is hugely exciting for the aviation industry as smart planes would send maintenance costs and times plummeting,leaving us much more time to plan how to prevent them from rising up against us!