Tang Jet

[Flyaway]

As ever the actual practicalities of scaling this up to anything useful undermine the general idea.

This scientist says he's built a jet engine that turns electricity directly into thrust

"Essentially, the goal of this technology is to try and use electricity and air to replace gasoline."

futurism.com

Here’s the related paper:

https://aip.scitation.org/doi/full/10.1063/5.0005814

 

[Zoo Tycoon]

I wonder what a 10-15 megawatt magnetron would look like, how much radiation leaks out of it and how heavy it is? One of the big problems for all the electrical solutions is that a good many of the really useful electrical elements are Inherently dense, heavy and the best ones are also very rare earths.

 

[Kevin Renner]

Plus were does the power come from? But it's the University of Wuhan. Bat Wing Soup maybe as RAH said "there ain't no such thing as a free lunch"

 

[jstar]

Imagine the cord.......

 

[Foo Fighter]

......and you better hope you have the right adapter for the next leg too........

 

[latenlazy]

I wonder, actually, if a fuel cell would be more ideal for this type of electric plasma jet than batteries.

 

[Archibald]

Tang jet: the ultimate NASA spinoff (runs for cover)

 

[jstar]

Tang jet: the ultimate NASA spinoff (runs for cover)

Will they paint it orange, do you think?

 

[galgot]

Tang ? I thought Coke and Mentos was the way to go...

 

[Foo Fighter]

Only at low level when you can see who gets coated in the efflux. Cue Carwash theme tune.......