[Vision]

It's amazing they can do something like this, but as a layman those small wings make me nervous.

[TXnMA]

"... as a layman those small wings make me nervous.:

The small ones in front? They are called "canards". They are actually are safer. When speed decreases toward a stall condition, they stall first, the nose dips down, speed picks up -- and you're flying safely again. (The rear wings are the main lifting surfaces...)