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Thrust

I'm quite interested in various methods of propulsion. There are drawbacks and benefits to all conventional forms of propulsion.

This page serves are a scratch board for my various ideas, no matter how dumb or trite.

Em Drive

So it's possible (?) to generate thrust using a microwaves from a magentron. Something like 10,000 Watts can produce 6 N of thrust. This merits more examination and possible experimentation. NASA is currently researching this and trying to determine how the trust is actually being generated.

Ionized Air

Thrusters under this heading combine so sort of air source and ions to generate thrust.

Compressed air tank + Ionizer

Use a tank of compressed as air source. Accelerate this air via ionizer.

Pros

  • no moving parts

Cons

  • Tank has limited operation time

Air Compressor + Ionizer

Use a turbine-style compressor as the air source, however rather than combine with fuel and burn, the combustion chamber is replaced with an ionization chamber.

Pros

  • No “fuel” save for electricity

Cons

  • fast moving, complex parts