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originally posted by: 1947boomer
originally posted by: chr0naut
originally posted by: Phage
a reply to: Blackfinger
*raises hand*
Where does the electricity come from?
Electric airplanes (ion jets or propeller driven) don't really seem to be feasible without some really good batteries. Or a really long extension cord.
I seem to remember that there were plans and even a prototype using an atomic (Thorium Liquid metal) reactor to power an aircraft?
Found it:
Aircraft Reactor Experiment
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I think it was a Uranium molten salt reactor.
originally posted by: Phage
Electric airplanes (ion jets or propeller driven) don't really seem to be feasible without some really good batteries. Or a really long extension cord.
"Our results demonstrated that such a jet engine based on microwave air plasma can be a potentially viable alternative to the conventional fossil fuel jet engine," lead researcher andWuhan University engineer Jau Tang said in a press release.
originally posted by: billxam
a reply to: Phage
Dude. Wind turbines. Once you get going on the extension cords, the wind turbines will sustain the engines.
I bet one of these babies could stay in the air forever.
When airborne an airflow driven generator can create it.