Integrated propulsion system and aircraft using same

An aerial vehicle comprising a first wing assembly, said first wing assembly comprising:

• an upper wing element;
• a lower wing element, said lower element residing below said upper wing element;
• one or more airflow segments, said airflow segments coupled to said upper wing element on an upper end, said airflow segments coupled to said lower wing segment on a lower end, said airflow segments forming a first airflow passage below said upper wing element and above said lower wing element at a forward end of said airflow segment;
• one or more thrust units, each thrust unit residing in an airflow segment;
• and
• one or more control wing segments, said control wing segments deployable from a forward flight configuration to a vertical flight configuration, said control wing segments residing below said upper wing element and rearward of said lower wing element, wherein said first airflow passage at the forward end of the airflow segment splits into a second airflow passage above the control wing segment and below the upper wing segment and a third airflow passage below said control wing segment while in a forward flight configuration.