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Plasma propulsion for aircraft and spacecraft.
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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Finally, nanotechnology can now fulfill its potential to revolutionize 21st-century technology, from the space elevator, to private, orbital launchers, to 'flying cars'. This crowdfunding campaign is to prove it: Nanotech: from air to space. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/n...ce/x/13319568/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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