Mach Thruster Update.

Gravity, Gizmos, and a Grand Theory of Interstellar Travel:

"Woodward’s MEGA drive is different. Instead of propellant, it relies on
electricity, which in space would come from solar panels or a nuclear reactor. His
insight was to use a stack of piezoelectric crystals and some controversial—but he
believes plausible—physics to generate thrust. The stack of crystals, which store
tiny amounts of energy, vibrates tens of thousands of times per second when zapped
with electric current. Some of the vibrational frequencies harmonize as they roll
through the device, and when the oscillations sync up in just the right way, the
small drive lurches forward."

See:

https://www.wired.com/story/mach-eff...tellar-travel/


What are the odds of this actually working?

On 9/6/20 8:14 AM, wrote:
Gravity, Gizmos, and a Grand Theory of Interstellar Travel:

"Woodward’s MEGA drive is different. Instead of propellant, it relies on
electricity, which in space would come from solar panels or a nuclear reactor. His
insight was to use a stack of piezoelectric crystals and some controversial—but he
believes plausible—physics to generate thrust. The stack of crystals, which store
tiny amounts of energy, vibrates tens of thousands of times per second when zapped
with electric current. Some of the vibrational frequencies harmonize as they roll
through the device, and when the oscillations sync up in just the right way, the
small drive lurches forward."

See:

https://www.wired.com/story/mach-eff...tellar-travel/


What are the odds of this actually working?



http://www.asps.it

On 9/6/20 8:20 AM, Doctor Who wrote:
On 9/6/20 8:14 AM, wrote:
Gravity, Gizmos, and a Grand Theory of Interstellar Travel:

"Woodward’s MEGA drive is different. Instead of propellant, it relies on
electricity, which in space would come from solar panels or a nuclear
reactor. His
insight was to use a stack of piezoelectric crystals and some
controversial—but he
believes plausible—physics to generate thrust. The stack of crystals,
which store
tiny amounts of energy, vibrates tens of thousands of times per second
when zapped
with electric current. Some of the vibrational frequencies harmonize
as they roll
through the device, and when the oscillations sync up in just the
right way, the
small drive lurches forward."

See:

https://www.wired.com/story/mach-eff...tellar-travel/


What are the odds of this actually working?



http://www.asps.it


https://www.okpal.com/building-a-rea...-space-ship/#/

On Sep/6/2020 at 02:14, wrote :
Gravity, Gizmos, and a Grand Theory of Interstellar Travel:

"Woodward’s MEGA drive is different. Instead of propellant, it relies on
electricity, which in space would come from solar panels or a nuclear reactor. His
insight was to use a stack of piezoelectric crystals and some controversial—but he
believes plausible—physics to generate thrust. The stack of crystals, which store
tiny amounts of energy, vibrates tens of thousands of times per second when zapped
with electric current. Some of the vibrational frequencies harmonize as they roll
through the device, and when the oscillations sync up in just the right way, the
small drive lurches forward."

See:

https://www.wired.com/story/mach-eff...tellar-travel/


What are the odds of this actually working?


From the link you provided:
“I'd say there's between a 1-in-10 and 1-in-10,000,000 chance that it’s
real, and probably toward the higher end of that spectrum,� says McDonald.

Yeah, 1 in 10,000,000 seems about right to me.

Woodward is following a path a little similar to that of calmagorod with
his NNP. He doesn't give equations of how much thrust his device should
produce. He does experiments and gets results that are most of the time
close to measurement errors, when some other folks try to redo the same
experiments they usually get less thrust. That all looks much like
artifacts. But then, again from the linked you provided:
“But imagine that one chance; that would be amazing."


Alain Fournier

On 9/6/20 3:50 PM, Alain Fournier wrote:
On Sep/6/2020 at 02:14, wrote :
Gravity, Gizmos, and a Grand Theory of Interstellar Travel:

"Woodward’s MEGA drive is different. Instead of propellant, it relies on
electricity, which in space would come from solar panels or a nuclear
reactor. His
insight was to use a stack of piezoelectric crystals and some
controversial—but he
believes plausible—physics to generate thrust. The stack of crystals,
which store
tiny amounts of energy, vibrates tens of thousands of times per second
when zapped
with electric current. Some of the vibrational frequencies harmonize
as they roll
through the device, and when the oscillations sync up in just the
right way, the
small drive lurches forward."

See:

https://www.wired.com/story/mach-eff...tellar-travel/


What are the odds of this actually working?


From the link you provided:
“I'd say there's between a 1-in-10 and 1-in-10,000,000 chance that it’s
real, and probably toward the higher end of that spectrum,� says McDonald.

Yeah, 1 in 10,000,000 seems about right to me.

Woodward is following a path a little similar to that of calmagorod with
his NNP. He doesn't give equations of how much thrust his device should
produce. He does experiments and gets results that are most of the time
close to measurement errors, when some other folks try to redo the same
experiments they usually get less thrust. That all looks much like
artifacts. But then, again from the linked you provided:
“But imagine that one chance; that would be amazing."


Alain Fournier



the important thing in life is to be convinced, but you will regret
everything as soon as the patent is filed and the equations revealed.

On Sep/6/2020 at 10:14, Doctor Who wrote :
On 9/6/20 3:50 PM, Alain Fournier wrote:
On Sep/6/2020 at 02:14, wrote :
Gravity, Gizmos, and a Grand Theory of Interstellar Travel:

"Woodward’s MEGA drive is different. Instead of propellant, it relies on
electricity, which in space would come from solar panels or a nuclear
reactor. His
insight was to use a stack of piezoelectric crystals and some
controversial—but he
believes plausible—physics to generate thrust. The stack of crystals,
which store
tiny amounts of energy, vibrates tens of thousands of times per
second when zapped
with electric current. Some of the vibrational frequencies harmonize
as they roll
through the device, and when the oscillations sync up in just the
right way, the
small drive lurches forward."

See:

https://www.wired.com/story/mach-eff...tellar-travel/


What are the odds of this actually working?


Â*From the link you provided:
“I'd say there's between a 1-in-10 and 1-in-10,000,000 chance that
it’s real, and probably toward the higher end of that spectrum,� says
McDonald.

Yeah, 1 in 10,000,000 seems about right to me.

Woodward is following a path a little similar to that of calmagorod
with his NNP. He doesn't give equations of how much thrust his device
should produce. He does experiments and gets results that are most of
the time close to measurement errors, when some other folks try to
redo the same experiments they usually get less thrust. That all looks
much like artifacts. But then, again from the linked you provided:
“But imagine that one chance; that would be amazing."


Alain Fournier



the important thing in life is to be convinced, but you will regret
everything as soon as the patent is filed and the equations revealed.

If and when the equations are revealed, I will not regret anything and I
will rejoice. As for the patent, I don't really care about it if it
isn't backed up by a rocket that actually can move large objects around
and/or equations showing why it should work. I am not against a
fantastic improvement in space travel, it is just that I will not
believe in it until someone gives me a reason to believe in it.


Alain Fournier

On 9/6/20 7:22 PM, Alain Fournier wrote:
On Sep/6/2020 at 10:14, Doctor Who wrote :
On 9/6/20 3:50 PM, Alain Fournier wrote:
On Sep/6/2020 at 02:14, wrote :
Gravity, Gizmos, and a Grand Theory of Interstellar Travel:

"Woodward’s MEGA drive is different. Instead of propellant, it
relies on
electricity, which in space would come from solar panels or a
nuclear reactor. His
insight was to use a stack of piezoelectric crystals and some
controversial—but he
believes plausible—physics to generate thrust. The stack of
crystals, which store
tiny amounts of energy, vibrates tens of thousands of times per
second when zapped
with electric current. Some of the vibrational frequencies harmonize
as they roll
through the device, and when the oscillations sync up in just the
right way, the
small drive lurches forward."

See:

https://www.wired.com/story/mach-eff...tellar-travel/


What are the odds of this actually working?


Â*From the link you provided:
“I'd say there's between a 1-in-10 and 1-in-10,000,000 chance that
it’s real, and probably toward the higher end of that spectrum,� says
McDonald.

Yeah, 1 in 10,000,000 seems about right to me.

Woodward is following a path a little similar to that of calmagorod
with his NNP. He doesn't give equations of how much thrust his device
should produce. He does experiments and gets results that are most of
the time close to measurement errors, when some other folks try to
redo the same experiments they usually get less thrust. That all
looks much like artifacts. But then, again from the linked you provided:
“But imagine that one chance; that would be amazing."


Alain Fournier



the important thing in life is to be convinced, but you will regret
everything as soon as the patent is filed and the equations revealed.

If and when the equations are revealed, I will not regret anything and I
will rejoice. As for the patent, I don't really care about it if it
isn't backed up by a rocket that actually can move large objects around
and/or equations showing why it should work. I am not against a
fantastic improvement in space travel, it is just that I will not
believe in it until someone gives me a reason to believe in it.


Alain Fournier



I find your lack of faith unbearable :-)

On Sunday, September 6, 2020 at 10:22:25 AM UTC-7, Alain Fournier wrote:


the important thing in life is to be convinced, but you will regret
everything as soon as the patent is filed and the equations revealed.
If and when the equations are revealed, I will not regret anything and I
will rejoice. As for the patent, I don't really care about it if it
isn't backed up by a rocket that actually can move large objects around
and/or equations showing why it should work. I am not against a
fantastic improvement in space travel, it is just that I will not
believe in it until someone gives me a reason to believe in it.


Alain Fournier


As for patents, the Navy has filed some strange ones:


Navy's Advanced Aerospace Tech Boss Claims Key 'UFO' Patent Is Operable:

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...nt-is-operable



The Secretive Inventor Of The Navy's Bizarre 'UFO Patents' Finally Talks

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...-finally-talks



Either we're on the verge of something really revolutionary, or it's another case of
someone pulling a flim-flam for more money for their pet project(s).

On 06-Sep-20 11:50 pm, Alain Fournier wrote:
On Sep/6/2020 at 02:14, wrote :
Gravity, Gizmos, and a Grand Theory of Interstellar Travel:

"Woodward’s MEGA drive is different. Instead of propellant, it relies on
electricity, which in space would come from solar panels or a nuclear
reactor. His
insight was to use a stack of piezoelectric crystals and some
controversial—but he
believes plausible—physics to generate thrust. The stack of crystals,
which store
tiny amounts of energy, vibrates tens of thousands of times per second
when zapped
with electric current. Some of the vibrational frequencies harmonize
as they roll
through the device, and when the oscillations sync up in just the
right way, the
small drive lurches forward."

See:

https://www.wired.com/story/mach-eff...tellar-travel/


What are the odds of this actually working?


From the link you provided:
“I'd say there's between a 1-in-10 and 1-in-10,000,000 chance that it’s
real, and probably toward the higher end of that spectrum,� says McDonald.

Yeah, 1 in 10,000,000 seems about right to me.

Woodward is following a path a little similar to that of calmagorod with
his NNP. He doesn't give equations of how much thrust his device should
produce. He does experiments and gets results that are most of the time
close to measurement errors, when some other folks try to redo the same
experiments they usually get less thrust. That all looks much like
artifacts. But then, again from the linked you provided:
“But imagine that one chance; that would be amazing."


Alain Fournier

It all seems to involve highly speculative theory. At this stage, it
would make more sense to try to design experiments sensitive enough to
detect the effect, than to try to design working thrusters using it.

Sylvia.

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Gravity, Gizmos, and a Grand Theory of Interstellar Travel:

"Woodward’s MEGA drive is different. Instead of propellant, it relies on
electricity, which in space would come from solar panels or a nuclear
reactor. His
insight was to use a stack of piezoelectric crystals and some
controversial—but he
believes plausible—physics to generate thrust. The stack of crystals, which
store
tiny amounts of energy, vibrates tens of thousands of times per second when
zapped
with electric current. Some of the vibrational frequencies harmonize as
they roll
through the device, and when the oscillations sync up in just the right
way, the
small drive lurches forward."

See:

https://www.wired.com/story/mach-eff...tellar-travel/


What are the odds of this actually working?

https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...ic-propulsion/
is where I first read about this. (paywalled sorry).

This is one of those, "I HIGHLY doubt it'll work, but it's just close enough
to the edge of physics as we know it, it's probably worth some cautious
funding."

I think it's sort of like the proposed Alcubierre warp drive, unlikely to
actually work or be practical, but worth some investigation "just in case".




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