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Watch: Plane with no moving parts takes first flight
Scientists demonstrate silent 'ion drive' powered by charged air.
21 NOVEMBER 2018
Researchers from MIT have flown a plane powered by an ‘ion drive’ for the first time. The drive uses high powered electrodes to ionise and accelerate air particles, creating an ‘ionic wind’. This wind drove a 5m wide craft across a sports hall. Unlike the ion drives which have powered space craft for decades, this new drive uses air as its accelerant. The researchers say it could power silent drones.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07485-9
Scientists demonstrate silent 'ion drive' powered by charged air.
21 NOVEMBER 2018
Researchers from MIT have flown a plane powered by an ‘ion drive’ for the first time. The drive uses high powered electrodes to ionise and accelerate air particles, creating an ‘ionic wind’. This wind drove a 5m wide craft across a sports hall. Unlike the ion drives which have powered space craft for decades, this new drive uses air as its accelerant. The researchers say it could power silent drones.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07485-9
