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originally posted by: yuppa
originally posted by: penroc3
i saw a group(2) of largish flight triangles as the sun was going down. the way they were heading was away from the setting sun, but their front leading edges had a 'glow' is the best way i can describe it.
they were silent and had dual contrails.
any idea what i saw?
As someone mentioned before..Plasma actuator splitting the air in front to reduce drag is what that is. When cranked up to max they wil create a vacuum in front of the craft where friction is almost nil.
originally posted by: mbkennel
originally posted by: yuppa
originally posted by: penroc3
i saw a group(2) of largish flight triangles as the sun was going down. the way they were heading was away from the setting sun, but their front leading edges had a 'glow' is the best way i can describe it.
they were silent and had dual contrails.
any idea what i saw?
As someone mentioned before..Plasma actuator splitting the air in front to reduce drag is what that is. When cranked up to max they wil create a vacuum in front of the craft where friction is almost nil.
Thinking about it a bit. Suppose what you say is true, and that is a feasible thing to do. Suppose nextly, the plasma actuator was, instead of pointing 'forward' from the nose of the craft, turned more upward above the craft, creating a low pressure zone immediately above its hull. Wouldn't then that function as, literally, suction?
And what else floats? A duck! So if it has a net weight no more than a duck....
originally posted by: mbkennel
originally posted by: yuppa
As someone mentioned before..Plasma actuator splitting the air in front to reduce drag is what that is. When cranked up to max they wil create a vacuum in front of the craft where friction is almost nil.
Thinking about it a bit. Suppose what you say is true, and that is a feasible thing to do. Suppose nextly, the plasma actuator was, instead of pointing 'forward' from the nose of the craft, turned more upward above the craft, creating a low pressure zone immediately above its hull. Wouldn't then that function as, literally, suction?
And what else floats? A duck! So if it has a net weight no more than a duck....