December 16, 20205 yr Hi fans, its me again with a new form of space propulsion for us to argue about. 😁 This is a good one. Usual scenario, miniscule thrust but sustained over a long time frame resulting in very impressive velocities. Solar panels or a mini nuke provide electrical power, then a stack of piezo electric crystals, just like in your electronic watch, vibrate tens of thousands of time per second. When the oscillations sync up the drive generates forward propulsion. Relies on some controversial physics, but who knows, maybe it has promise? https://www.wired.com/story/mach-effect-thrusters-interstellar-travel/ Quote Sound impossible? A lot of theoretical physicists think so too. In fact, Woodward is certain most theoretical physicists think his propellantless thruster is nonsense. But in June, after two decades of halting progress, Woodward and Fearn made a minor change to the configuration of the thruster. Suddenly, the MEGA drive leapt to life. For the first time, Woodward seemed to have undeniable evidence that his impossible engine really worked. Then the pandemic hit. Edited December 16, 20205 yr by martin-w
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