Plasma propulsion could eventually become effective and useful for higher
altitude aviation, airships and eventually space access.
brian wang | May 20, 2017
http://www.nextbigfuture.com/2017/05...ce-access.html

As discussed in a comment to this article by Professor Jason Cassidry, the
problem is the huge power requirements for this propulsion method,
magnetoplasma propulsion.

This may be solvable by using electrodes at the nanoscale. In another plasma
propulsion method, electrohydrodynamic propulsion (EHD), this can reduce the
power requirements:

Carbon nanotubes for "Ionic Wind" Craft or "Ionocraft".
Clark R*
Department of Mathematics, Widener University, USA
Review Article
Volume 1 Issue 2 / Received Date: September 26, 2016 / Published Date:
October 20, 2016
Keywords: Electrohydrodynamic propulsion; Carbon nanotubes; Nanowires; Ionic
wind; Ionocraft; Plasma drive
https://medwinpublishers.com/NNOA/vo...=23&issueId=63


Bob Clark
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