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Re:Silent and Simple Ion Engine Powers a Plane with No Movin... by istjohn on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @04:33PM (#18506278)
I'm pretty sure the voltage wouldn't need to increase for a bigger aircraft. The current would increase as you ionize more nitrogen molecules, but the voltage required to tear away the electrons doesn't change.
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Re:Silent and Simple Ion Engine Powers a Plane with No Movin... by brian-armstrong on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @06:31PM (#18506898)
A bigger plane would need to ionise larger nitrogen molecules.
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Re:Silent and Simple Ion Engine Powers a Plane with No Movin... by alanbernstein on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @06:46PM (#18506958)
This is why jumbonium was invented.
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Re:Silent and Simple Ion Engine Powers a Plane with No Movin... by antonvs on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @10:44PM (#18507727)
Bad news for Airbus
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